Now to the point, Hamlet is singularly about white male privilege to enact violence. Yeah, Ham dies but is justice really served? Daddy's dead, kill thy uncle, take the throne & justice is served. Hamlet couldn't even do this. Useless. 2/
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BTW, Shakespeare wrote a lot of useless male characters (don't get me started). To suggest the value of this particular Shakespeare text to Black lives is ludicrous since the only males served by the analogy would be white, ruling class, cis-het... 3/
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which is why Hamlet has absolutely nothing to say to Black Lives Matter, Black people, or Black males in the f*cking US (or the world). The operative words: white ruling class. So what's the problem w/Taylor's opinion outside of mindless speech? 4/
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Hamlet dies. Is Taylor arguing that the deaths of Black people ought to give rise to a moral system of "forgiveness" (guess who does that) and "justice" (guess who wields that)? This privileged white dialogue has been in play for centuries. 5/
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I'm petty at this stage of my life: Taylor should stick with editing early modern plays. His privileged white male academic voice shows. Lesson 6 is ambiguous racist ideology. Who is to seek repentance and forgiveness, and from whom? 6/pic.twitter.com/ZmjOUj7oS9
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Forgiveness drops from white lips in the systemic killing of BIPOC peoples. But what does it actually achieve politically? Folks, forgiveness alone is not the answer, nor is repentance or Shakespeare's texts. So, just f*cking stop with this sh*t. 7/
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Othello is the real subtext here: "a black killer can also be a tragic hero."The first time a Black person "pulls a Hamlet" will be their last time, which is a reminder that not all answers sit with Willy. (*typos are Willy's) 8/
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WM Shakespeareans working on their Shakespeare and our times Op-Eds.
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Also, pass the mic! Maybe yours is not the voice required right now.pic.twitter.com/nnZeL2daBA
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