"Othello" and "Harlem Duet"
             Formation/Perpetuation of racist ideologies:
             - Othello is on the standard curriculum of most high schools. Also heavily examined in Universities in a post-colonial context.
             - Brabanzio startled @ news that O and D were "making the beast with two backs," and attacks O with his men.
             - Up until O's introduction he is never referred to by name: "he", "him", "the thick lips", and "the Barbary horse."
             - Iago presents the senator (B) with the image of a barbarous Moor (native of Africa) whose bestial sexual appetite has turned him into a thief and rapist.
             - Accusations from B that O used magic to seduce his daughter – how else could D be attracted to O without witchcraft?
             - The play, however does not present all that many aspects of racist thinking. The fear of cultural dilution is inherent in Brabanzio's character, much like it is in Billie's character in Harlem Duet. However, Iago's dislike for Othello seems mostly based on power struggles, and Roderigo's seems to be based on jealousy for the fair Desdemona.
             - By having Othello as a Moor, however, Shakespeare is able to construct a physical trait which seems to parallel his role within the play – that of the outsider.
             - Is it possible for Billie to be called a racist? Can minority groups be racist, since racism is based on power struggles?
             - Much more centrally focused on the issues of skin colour than Othello is. Sears doesn't really take the plot from Othello, more the spirit – interracial relationships.
             - The play offers the idea of reverse racism: of a minority group being prejudice against the dominant white culture.
             - The text offers two sides: that of Billie, who believes in segregation and seems tied to the teachings of the militant Malcolm X, and that of Othello, who believes in integra
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