If you mean sexist in the sense of misogynistic, no, I don't believe Tolkien was. If you mean sexist in the sense that Tolkien fostered a particular set of stereotypes about the social role of women, I would say yes.
But this wasn't necessarily something bad. I agree with others who suggest he just didn't know how to create really complex women. But he doesn't denigrate them. If anything, he puts them on a pedestal.
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