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Tarlondeion Of Gondolin · 12-22-2001, 03:09 PM

Are Tolkiens books sexist? I wasn't sure where to post this and as it stemmed from the film I thought this the best place, anyway:
I heard a woman on Newsnight (a news program in Britain) say that Arwen had been added to the film and that originally she was a dull woman who was at a feast, although this critic has obviously not read the book, still. My first thought was how dare she say this when their are such charachters as Eomer who defeated the Witch King and Galadriel but it has begun to dawn on me that maybe they are. None of the Fellowship are women and the majority of the characters are male, this can also be seen in the Silmarillion and in the Hobbit.

12-22-2001, 03:09 PM	#1
Tarlondeion Of Gondolin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Gondolin the fair Posts: 94	Are Tolkiens Books Sexist? Are Tolkiens books sexist? I wasn't sure where to post this and as it stemmed from the film I thought this the best place, anyway: I heard a woman on Newsnight (a news program in Britain) say that Arwen had been added to the film and that originally she was a dull woman who was at a feast, although this critic has obviously not read the book, still. My first thought was how dare she say this when their are such charachters as Eomer who defeated the Witch King and Galadriel but it has begun to dawn on me that maybe they are. None of the Fellowship are women and the majority of the characters are male, this can also be seen in the Silmarillion and in the Hobbit.