I only mentioned Otello because a white man was writing about a black guy,
no matter what the plot; in these circumstances, if the black man was a bad guy it's not pc.
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- Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:29 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: The language of shakespeare
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- Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:37 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: The language of shakespeare
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I read somewhere that in today's society that Shakespear's plays would be considered racist, certainly the Jewish Shylock is portrayed in what today might seem racist terms, but was accepted in that time. Othello was another possibility for having seemingly racist overtones, but since he managed to ...