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**The Saucepan Man** · 01-07-2004, 06:47 PM

Detailed discussion of racism in Tolkien's books is more suited to the Books forum. If you are interested in discussing the issue, try these threads:<P><A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002648" TARGET=_blank>Racism and Tolkien</A><P>and<P><A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001610" TARGET=_blank>Racism in LotR?</A><P>There are some interesting points made there (particularly in the first one listed) to the effect that not all the peoples of the West had fair skin.

01-07-2004, 06:47 PM	#35
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Detailed discussion of racism in Tolkien's books is more suited to the Books forum. If you are interested in discussing the issue, try these threads:<P><A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002648" TARGET=_blank>Racism and Tolkien</A><P>and<P><A HREF="http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001610" TARGET=_blank>Racism in LotR?</A><P>There are some interesting points made there (particularly in the first one listed) to the effect that not all the peoples of the West had fair skin. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!