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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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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".