Posted on 02/16/2021 6:52:44 AM PST by Labyrinthos
William Shakespeare, thou hast been getting canceled.
An increasing number of woke teachers are refusing to study the Bard — accusing his classic works of promoting “misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, and misogynoir.”
A slew of English literature teachers told the School Library Journal (SLJ) how they were ditching the likes of “Hamlet,” “Macbeth” and “Romeo and Juliet” to instead “make room for modern, diverse, and inclusive voices.”
“Shakespeare was a tool used to ‘civilize’ Black and brown people in England’s empire,” insisted Shakespeare scholar Ayanna Thompson, a professor of English at Arizona State University.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Out damn spot!
OK. But homophobia? Is that just an automatic part of the litany, or did Shakespeare actually address the issue??
Keep giving in to these whackos and their demands will continue. Mental illness is rampant.
Othello
I always that assumed Shakespeare was gay.
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““Shakespeare was a tool used to ‘civilize’ Black and brown people in England’s empire,” insisted Shakespeare scholar Ayanna Thompson, a professor of English at Arizona State University.”
Spoken by an odorous snot-cockle halfwit.
These people are losing their minds.
So, she's admitting they are not 'civilized'..................
“... William Shakespeare ditched ...”???
What?
Ya mean ‘education’ in the US isn’t laughably stunted enough, as it is??
Ignorant POS
What the heck is “misogynoir?” Black women need their own definition for misogyny? Seems like extreme segregationism to me.
“Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.”
Julius Caesar
“Shakespeare scholar Ayanna Thompson, a professor of English at Arizona State University.”
https://english.asu.edu/content/ayanna-thompson
As one woke teacher eloquently put it, “We don’t want no stinking civilization!”
FWIW he had three children. Might have had more if he’d spent more time home.
FWIW only male actors appeared in the plays in his time.
And much of the nobility was pervy if you believe all the accusers, though none accused Shakespeare in his lifetime. That we know of...
“Main bitch outta your league too ahh,
side bitch outta your league too ahh...”
“Watch a n**** Brad Pitt,
Legends of the Fall took the year like a bandit...”
She’s a Shakespeare scholar who is advocating for...not teaching him?
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