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New Round Of Schools Ditching Shakespeare For Promoting ‘Misogyny, Racism,’ And More

Ashe Schow
New Round Of Schools Ditching Shakespeare For Promoting ‘Misogyny, Racism,’ And More
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More schools are announcing they will no longer teach the works of William Shakespeare, claiming his writings promote “misogyny, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, and misogynoir.”

The New York Post reported that a number of English literature teachers told the School Library Journal that they would no longer be teaching plays such as “Hamlet,” “Macbeth,” or “Romeo and Juliet.” The teachers added they would instead “make room for modern, diverse, and inclusive voices.”

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