Are Tolkien Books Racist?

[Mithadan]

This is technically off-topic. All right then. "Politically correct", at least to me, connotes politically in vogue, i.e. a position maintained due to its socio-political popularity rather than its actual "correctness". Ethnic, racial and religious tolerance are morally necessary in order for a "civilized" society to exist. In the absence of such tolerance, a society is morally bankrupt, chaotic and inclined to violence, thus not "civilized". I, of course, refer to hatred of a group merely for what they are rather than what they do. I somehow feel that this sidebar to the main topic here is, for some reason, potentially inflamatory and urge caution in following up on it.