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Sidney Poitier article 16:07 - Jan 7 with 407 views

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27198480

Think this is a bit weird... First paragraph is "Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, once turned down the role of Othello because he did not want to be typecast as a black actor."

But the title literally reinforces the stereotype he wanted to avoid "Obituary: Iconic black actor Sir Sidney Poitier".

What do people think? Am I reading this incorrectly? Or is it a disrespectful and uneasy juxtaposition?

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Sidney Poitier article on 16:28 - Jan 7 with 358 views

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It’s an example of why prefabricated obituaries and sloppy sub editors make for poor content innit

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Sidney Poitier article on 18:40 - Jan 7 with 315 views

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Sidney Poitier article on 16:28 - Jan 7 by Mullet
It’s an example of why prefabricated obituaries and sloppy sub editors make for poor content innit

The Guardian has recently been printing a lot of obituaries authored by people who predeceased their subject. Rather obviously on file, just waiting for someone to press "go".

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