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Racism Is Revolting Racism. It’s the big issue. But just how long has this form discrimination been going on for? Why has it plagued our society? Who is responsible for the continuation of acceptance of racism? All these questions, and more are answered as Patryck Allen writes about racism, and how it is still stronger than ever throughout the world today. Racism has been around as long as man has walked the earth. Does this mean it is right? Should man have learnt to ‘deal with it’ over time? I think not. Racism has become a part of day-today life for most people in the world today, whether it be committing the brutal act ourselves, or being the innocent victim that doesn’t understand why the human race can be so mean. After all, what can you expect when one of the ‘all time greatest’ writers, Shakespeare used racism in one of his ‘greatest’ works? In Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’, he has used very harsh, racist dialogue to convey to his audiences that the other characters look down on Othello for being black. Is this fair? Examples of this harsh word choice can be found in the metaphor in Act 1, sc. i. Line 85, where Iago says to Brabantio “an old black ram / is tupping your white ewe”.
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