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[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Woses.

Good point. I suppose you could say they're portrayed as savages, but at least they're OUR savages. Anyway, they're portrayed with a lot of sympathy, especially taking in account material like The Faithful Stone in UT.
See, I'm not trying to make a case to condemn Tolkien as a racist. I am suggesting that elements of racism are present in Tolkien's work, as are elements of non-racism, and we need to discuss both and not pretend that either isn't there.

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

Adorno was one of the great intellectual villains of the 20th Century. May he burn for all eternity in whichever circle of Hell is reserved for Marxist academics.

Well, I've always felt that Down Under is the place with the more interesting company. (no offense to Australians intended)