Dude, that was going on on the internet back in 2001-2003 with the release of the LotR movies.
I wanted to write about the latest Lord of the Rings movie today. But as I scoured the web reading what other people had to say, I realized I had nothing new to offer. I love Tolkien. It’s a good m…
www.nationalreview.com
Anyway, while trying to figure out what to write, I kept stumbling on articles about how Tolkien was a racist and/or about how
The Lord of the Rings is pro-war propaganda. Both of these ideas have dedicated adherents. For example, John Yatt says in the British newspaper, the
Guardian:
And as for the war-propaganda thing, well, that’s really all over the place. For example, Karen Durbin recently wrote in the New York Times:
Sigh. Okay, yes, it’s true. Many of the Orcs (and the super-Orcs) are dark-skinned and have slant-eyes. They are also — how shall I put this? — Orcs! Ya frickin’ idjit!