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I think the thing that gets everyone about this subject is when Sam is holding Frodo when he is naked in Cirith Ungol. Even for Tolkiens time, I think that would not be considered right, even for freinds. But I dont think it is sexual at all
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Y'know, in all my (little) knowledge of this controversy, I haven't seen a single person cite the "incident" in Cirith Ungol. I don't think people take it that way at all. To hold a friend who is suffering, even if he is naked, is something we all seem to be able to relate to without perversion. The part that most people cite when insisting that Sam and Frodo have an erotic relationship is when they were sleeping at the top of the stairs to Cirith Ungol, which I thoroughtly disagree with. (I mean, c'mon! There is no difference between that and a same gender friend falling asleep on your shoulder.)