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Ironically, the article points out the inconsistency in claims made by these proponents of decolonization. For instance, the claim that Shakespeare’s works promote racial homogeneity overlooks the fact that the language of darkness and light in his plays is not meant to be racial but allegorical. The author emphasizes that darkness and light symbolize moral dualism, not race, but that modern interpreters tend to read racial connotations into every aspect of older texts.
Furthermore, the critique highlights how the push to "decolonize" and re-imagine classics often entails rewriting or significantly altering the original content—an act seen by critics as cultural vandalism, motivated by a desire to erase what once was.