I totally agree - Tolkien was NOT a racist. I know I'm echoing a lot of people here and I'm glad that many people keep these in mind. Tolkien was a learned man, not an ignorant racist who voices his opiniones at old people's birthday parties [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]
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Why can't people just accept it and not make these foolish attacks that are merely meant to provoke others.
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Well stated! People LIVE for drama! That's why there's so much controversy over Frodo and Sam's relationship (because people can't grasp the concept of pure friendship). That's why people claim tones of racism. People love to classify!
I agree! People need to accept this is a story with good guys and bad guys. That doesn't mean that all the good guys are angels and the bad guys backstreet boys [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]