Tag Archives: discrimination

School Panics about Dr. Seuss Discussion

By Robin Bates | Published: January 16, 2023

A school administrator objected when a class discussion of Dr. Seuss’s “Sneetches” veered into questions of race.

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Black vs. White Responses to “Raisin”

By Robin Bates | Published: January 11, 2018

“Raisin in the Sun” was a hit with both white and black audiences when it appeared in 1959 but for very different reasons.

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Trust in God, Argue For Justice

By Robin Bates | Published: March 11, 2017

This Raymond Foss Purim poem reminds us that Queen Esther can be seen as standing up for oppressed people everywhere. The poem is particularly relevant in these dark times.

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The World’s One Hope: Compassion

By Robin Bates | Published: January 27, 2017

Bertolt Brecht’s “”The World One Hope” addresses the problem of growing callousness but then points to how we can break through to compassion.

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Euripides Explains Anti-LGBTQ Votes

By Robin Bates | Published: April 26, 2016

The North Carolina state legislature recently passed anti-LBGTQ legislation which, among other things, forbids transgender individuals from using the bathrooms of their chosen gender identity. Euripides provides some insight into hostility against crossdressers in “The Bacchae.”

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