It’s another white man’s fantasy about white people doing things in a world where people of color miraculously don’t exist.
I don’t see how this is supposed to appeal to me as both a reader and a movie watcher….
LMFAO they’re not even human. CALM YOUR…
Also… Isn’t assuming that you won’t be interested in a movie JUST because it has white actors JUST as racist as if I were to say that I didn’t want to see, say, “Dreamgirls,” or something with a lot of black people in it? This is based on a book where they aren’t even human, so why should they have different races? Therefore, YOU’RE the racist one for automatically being uninterested.
fuck you
fuck
you
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you white supremacy upholding dickbag
Imma side eye the fuck out of anyone who tries to contend that Tolkien wasn’t at the very least a closet white supremacist (which, newsflash, he was pretty open about Britain needing to return to it’s “pure” state).
Like…I mean…really?
I get that people want to use fantasy as escapism, but fantasy, specifically the fantasy of the 20th century onwards, has historically been used by authors (read: white authors) to depict their visions of a utopic world and/or the risks of too much ~interbreeding~ with their Black and Brown subjects.
The people who established 20th century fantasy as we know it were pretty unanimously horrible people. Take a few moments, illwait-foryou, to look at any of the political and cultural criticisms written by Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, or any of the heavy-hitters in early fantasy. Take your time.
Don’t worry, I won’t be waiting for you.
the bolded part shouldn’t even be a surprise to anyone who read the books (or even, anyone who just watched the movies) w/any kind of consciousness about what was going on. I mean, not only was damn near every group of “good guys” described as having light eyes, the Elves are “the fairest, wisest, most magickal, etc…” beings & they’re fucking tall, blond, & blue eyed.
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Is that racist Rhys-Davies gonna be
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Hey White People! Its damn near 2012 and we want to see more of people like us in shit that we like. Maybe when you and...
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Fuck you, readsthequibbler. I give major props to source for even dignifying that ignorant ass trash with an eloquent...
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Those stories already exist dear. There are plenty of stories that should have been made into movies. But white people’s...
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Newsflash: The fantasy genre emerged from white man’s mythology. Tolkien’s “Middle Earth” is the Midgard of Norse lore,...
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I, personally, am very excited. Don’t know about yous guise, but I’m too busy shamelessly, blindly, nerding out. I’d...
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Isn’t assuming that you won’t be interested in a movie JUST because it has white actors JUST as racist as if I were to...
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I was just fuming about this earlier in regards to “Warrior Rising” by P.C. Cast. One of the protagonists was a Black...
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If there is but one thing I’ve learned in abut 20+ years of reading fantasy/sci-fi/speculative fiction and interacting...
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Ditto with Yuki. The Hobbit is pretty much my favorite fantasy book, I’m incredibly attached to it, but that doesn’t...
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also tolkein himself described the orcs...looking mongoloid
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Yep. And I actually like Tolkien’s work but damn. The fantasy genre can suck a butt. I won’t even begin to touch ASOIAF,...
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Also bear in mind that Tolkien had...mind to write up
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If the idea of a land of elves and wizards is ok to you, but adding non-white, characters on the side of the good guys...
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for as much as i rage about how great tolkien is, they ain’t lyin. it’s kinda hard to imagine yourself in a fantasy...
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I’m just reblogging this to add that although I love the Tolkien movies and Tolkien is a huge part of my childhood (I’m...
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Ok for real? Don’t reblog this shit on my dash again. I don’t want to see it. I’m so sick of people make a big deal out...
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I’m gonna go with: everyone in this thread is a dick. Avoiding the Hobbit because of too many white people? Dick move....
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