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Child of the 7th Age · 12-16-2002, 08:09 AM

On the hobbits as a "lilly white enclave"....

Let me point out to this author that the Harfoot, the single largest group within the hobbits, were said to have nut-brown skin. This, however, was not something which the movie showed.

It's interesting but my daughter Gabriela, who's just ten and loves Elves and hobbits, is of Mexican-American descent and also has nut-brown skin. She immediately picked up on that fact in the book, and prides herself on 'looking like the real Sam.'

[ December 16, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

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Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	On the hobbits as a "lilly white enclave".... Let me point out to this author that the Harfoot, the single largest group within the hobbits, were said to have nut-brown skin. This, however, was not something which the movie showed. It's interesting but my daughter Gabriela, who's just ten and loves Elves and hobbits, is of Mexican-American descent and also has nut-brown skin. She immediately picked up on that fact in the book, and prides herself on 'looking like the real Sam.' [ December 16, 2002: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.