LOTR - classist? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

the.landlord · 12-10-2006, 05:49 PM

hey,
i am new.
i wanted to discuss a touchy topic with you. i loved lotr since my father red it to me years ago, when i was 12. when i became older, i learned to love it even more...
when i say that i am an lotr-fan, i alwys have some people saying "well, but it is sexist", "it is racist", "it is classist".
i am pretty sure that lotr is NOT SEXIST or RACIST.... but i am not so sure about classism. i think there may be an amount of classim in it... as for example shown in the relationship frodo/sam. why does he always call him "mister frodo, sir"? it sort of bothers me.
how do you all think about that?
do you have any information about how tolkien thought about class issues?

12-10-2006, 05:49 PM	#1
the.landlord Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 13	LOTR - classist? hey, i am new. i wanted to discuss a touchy topic with you. i loved lotr since my father red it to me years ago, when i was 12. when i became older, i learned to love it even more... when i say that i am an lotr-fan, i alwys have some people saying "well, but it is sexist", "it is racist", "it is classist". i am pretty sure that lotr is NOT SEXIST or RACIST.... but i am not so sure about classism. i think there may be an amount of classim in it... as for example shown in the relationship frodo/sam. why does he always call him "mister frodo, sir"? it sort of bothers me. how do you all think about that? do you have any information about how tolkien thought about class issues?