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Orual · 11-14-2002, 03:40 PM

Woah, Aryana, racist and facist? Those are some pretty heavy charges (not that they haven't been brought up before). I severely doubt that racism had anything to do with the geography of Middle-earth. Black has always been a colour associated with evil, that wasn't Tolkien's idea. And when Sauron was in Mirkwood, that was the base of evil, and it wasn't anywhere near where Africa would've been...though I can't really see how you can put the entire map of Earth and squeeze it into Middle-earth. (Not to say you can't, I haven't tried it, but still...)

I don't think that the general feeling here is so avidly anti-Harry Potter as you seem to have gathered. Personally, I like Harry Potter and plan to go see the movie tomorrow. I simply don't like it as much as the Lord of the Rings. You may like it more--I could care less. You really don't need to get so angry.

~*~Orual~*~

11-14-2002, 03:40 PM	#52
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	Woah, Aryana, racist and facist? Those are some pretty heavy charges (not that they haven't been brought up before). I severely doubt that racism had anything to do with the geography of Middle-earth. Black has always been a colour associated with evil, that wasn't Tolkien's idea. And when Sauron was in Mirkwood, that was the base of evil, and it wasn't anywhere near where Africa would've been...though I can't really see how you can put the entire map of Earth and squeeze it into Middle-earth. (Not to say you can't, I haven't tried it, but still...) I don't think that the general feeling here is so avidly anti-Harry Potter as you seem to have gathered. Personally, I like Harry Potter and plan to go see the movie tomorrow. I simply don't like it as much as the Lord of the Rings. You may like it more--I could care less. You really don't need to get so angry. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"