Racism and Tolkien. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lossentilien · 02-03-2003, 11:37 AM

I guess I can kind of see where the idea of racism in the books came from, but I don't agree with it.

Tolkien was trying to write a story for England, was he not? A folklore for the country, which would mean that if all the characters were ethnic that the story wouldn't be English based. That's my understanding anyway.

I don't think that it was in any way intended to be racist, although underlying thoughts may have come through, this is possible, but people seem to be blowing everything out of proportion. Especially at the moment, everyone has become extremly uptight about being politically correct and are finding some kind of injustice in everything.

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02-03-2003, 11:37 AM	#22
Lossentilien Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: lost in a web of intrigue Posts: 123	I guess I can kind of see where the idea of racism in the books came from, but I don't agree with it. Tolkien was trying to write a story for England, was he not? A folklore for the country, which would mean that if all the characters were ethnic that the story wouldn't be English based. That's my understanding anyway. I don't think that it was in any way intended to be racist, although underlying thoughts may have come through, this is possible, but people seem to be blowing everything out of proportion. Especially at the moment, everyone has become extremly uptight about being politically correct and are finding some kind of injustice in everything. [ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: Lossentilien ] __________________ "Can I cry as much as I want? The white snow falls and hides my tears." Imladris