I don't think the problem is being disrespectful to Tolkien, it's being disrespectful to anyone who reads this. The author clearly put no thought into what she was writing. It's really rather offensive.
Everyone has their own opinion, yes, but the thing with free speach is being polite to the opinions of others. I couldn't care less if she liked The Lord of the Rings or not. But I like The Lord of the Rings, and I would prefer that my opinions are not so rudely insulted.
On the disrespectful to Tolkien note: Even if she doesn't like Tolkien, she should still respect his work as something others enjoy, and something that he spent a lot of time on, just as we should respect her opinion.
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