Seems Like Someone's Rooting for the Wrong Side

[The 1,000 Reader]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Seriously, why isn't it 'right'? Right and wrong don't come into it when thinking about a book as you're free to enjoy the characters in whatever way you like. Remember Tolkien's work is not scripture, it's literature, it's Art. Even if it were scripture (which I think some people think it is for some reason) you're still free to treat it in any way you like.

I meant to a nearly-cultist point. Letting fiction have such a grand effect on your life like that is what's messed up.

Originally Posted by Lalwende

There are some Downers who happen to love Orcs, think Melkor is ace and have crushes on Grima. So what? They aren't wrong, but it's definitely wrong to say they are wrong for that as it's a free choice.

They aren't hated, but their reasoning is not very fleshed out. In the end, orcs are just rude and brutal animals.