Hard to argue with Legolas and burrahobbit. Regardless of what we may think, if JRRT said orcs are not elves, then they aren't. I personally like the idea of them being corrupted elves, or bred from elven stock. It would have been a supremely evil thing to do. Of Melkor's acts perhaps the one most hated by Illuvatar, to paraphrase the Silmarillion. Elvish orcs present a more twisted opponent, perhaps one more able to compete with The Firstborn. Unworthy opponents detract from the story in my opinion.
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