Sucks for Peter. I was never much of a Lord of the Rings fan though. J.R.R Tolkein seemed kind of liberal in his views on race to me.
JRR Tolkein was liberal in his views on race...???? What on earth (middle-earth) do you mean?
"J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Catholic and conservative, and a close friend of C.S. Lewis (a great Christian writer) at Oxford. His vision of a mighty battle between good and evil in the realms of Middle Earth was brilliantly transferred to the screen, perfectly fitting a post 9/11 world where the forces of freedom found themselves pitted against a barbaric enemy." see link
He wasn't big on Orc rights.