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Cimmerian · 07-10-2002, 12:42 AM

Ah, I finally got a response out of Child of ages, thanks to the medication I took.

Yes, I am frustrated by reading/hearing 12 and 13 yr olds calling JRRT a chauvinist or sexist. Not on this thread but defintely on other areas of this Forum. But here on this topic the label of sexism is underlaid quite well in these ranting posts. One has to simply read between the lines, for example the fiery posts of one Lush.(very nice work)

Yes, maybe JRRT could have drawn on other credentials to enhance his women in the story, but maybe he wasn't privvy to them or he didn't need to in the shceme of his tale.

Next would we have people of African, Asian and Hispanic nations label JRRT a racist for not mentioning their kind in his story.
In fact the african-american actress Whoopie Goldberg did make a joke about it in the Oscar Award Ceremony, her words were something like this, "I want to know why were'nt there even one black hobbit in Middle Earth?"

Oops....time to go. My head is hurting thinking these up.

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07-10-2002, 12:42 AM	#58
Cimmerian Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aquilonia Posts: 382	Ah, I finally got a response out of Child of ages, thanks to the medication I took. Yes, I am frustrated by reading/hearing 12 and 13 yr olds calling JRRT a chauvinist or sexist. Not on this thread but defintely on other areas of this Forum. But here on this topic the label of sexism is underlaid quite well in these ranting posts. One has to simply read between the lines, for example the fiery posts of one Lush.(very nice work) Yes, maybe JRRT could have drawn on other credentials to enhance his women in the story, but maybe he wasn't privvy to them or he didn't need to in the shceme of his tale. Next would we have people of African, Asian and Hispanic nations label JRRT a racist for not mentioning their kind in his story. In fact the african-american actress Whoopie Goldberg did make a joke about it in the Oscar Award Ceremony, her words were something like this, "I want to know why were'nt there even one black hobbit in Middle Earth?" Oops....time to go. My head is hurting thinking these up. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ IN STEEL I TRUST, BY CROM!