Maybe It's Time to Get Over Shakespeare

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LOL gotta love the Onion.

"His language is distant and difficult" "His Language?" This is a joke piece right? Is she trying to be a satirist or what? If you don't "Get" Shakespeare you are a fucking moron from the south who probably hasn't read a book since the day before you dropped out of middle school. Leave it to the washington post to mock a brilliant play-write who's name is can be used to describe a genius writer, only a few other names hold that distinction... Einstein and Mozart to name a few. This is the end of society you know. Go rent Idiocracy, funny movie, and a stern warning of things to come. Calling Shakespeare a hack... I refuse to read the original article, but I really fackin hope this shit is a joke, I read Shakespeare's plays even before I was required to, and what is amazing about him is how, after only a few pages of getting to know the way they talked back then, it translates so well still, after all these centuries the plays are still being put on and the stories are still extremely relevant, to the point that his influence can be see in everything from modern television shows to movies to books and even songs. But yeah, smart people are gay right? I don't like his fancy word talkin' so get me mah pabst blue ribbon and mah six shooter cuz I'm gonna go hang me a mexicano yeee haw dis is 'Merica we don't need no liberal artistic word smith geniuses with their big words and their smooth soundin dandy talk... Literally, ever sense Bush was elected it's like being the dumbest, most ignorant piece of shit you can possibly be is the new average joe cool guy, they are actually proud of their ignorance and lack of logical thought processes. They think Chess is just checkers with taller, faggy art statues for pieces instead of poker chips. They think Government is not to be trusted while they are being butt fucked with a chainsaw by big businesses. Where is the profit motive for Government to fuck you over? Why do you think the Government is worse that Big Business? The only reason the government will do something that negatively affects you now, is if lobbyists for some major corporation pay them to do it. Oh you don't want regulations and job killing EPA? Do you have a clue about what you are talking about? Regulations and the EPA were almost completely gutted in the 8 years Bush was in charge. Cheney made natural gas exempt from the EPA and they've been pumping chemicals into your drinking water and the air you breath all willy nilly. Go watch Gasland if your brain can comprehend seeing something that goes against your ignorant preconceived misconceptions. You think BP deleting 200 emails about it's spills is good for the environment? I get it, you don't like people telling you what to do, because you are ignorant and prideful and you think your liberty is being taken away. Well guess what, companies are taking out life insurance policies on their employees and when they die they keep the money, so for a lot of corporations that you love so much, you are literally worth more to them dead than alive. How would the government ever make money off your death? Where is the profit motive for the government to screw you over and kill you or pollute your drinking water and air? It's like you guys are facking 5 year old inbred morons who just believe the gibberish your parents and fox news ever told you. Wake. the. f*ck. up.

such an article is a glib excresence