This is what is happening a lot tho. We are told to read things through entirely different & politically-charged things. At university, I was told I couldn't say that colour prejudice wasn't a huge thing in 16th century England because of 21st century American race politics. https://twitter.com/TomasDeTorque/status/981615941208469505 …
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Therefore, we should not expect Shakespeare's audience to have the same primary focus on race in terms of colour as we do & not be surprised he depicted Othello's as easily overcome. I cited Haidt on this - we can make ppl care less abt race by having shared goals.
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The comment: Your Haidt quote is problematic. I wonder what black communities in America would say about the idea that race doesn't matter.
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I seem to recall politics then was mostly "get fucked Catholics we are boring protestants now" but i maybe be infecting history with my own colourful invective...
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