Reading the Loomba article, I made a connection between the phrase 'unclean bird' and the hawk that is shown in the movie "O." Maybe there is no connection, but Iago's character steals the Hawk, which is the symbol of success for the basketball team. Oden is the main success on the team and Iago brings him down as well. Also, Iago chooses to set up Oden maybe because everyone will believe it. Here is this African American that is recruited to the school strictly for athletic purposes. There are no other African Americans at that school, so no one would be surprised if Oden was responsible for anything that happened, even though it was Iago's fault.
In response to "lewd, unprincipaled..." as a way to refer to African Americans, I know of some people who refer to MPS students using if not these words, worse ones.
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Wow, great connection!
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