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“Tragically, there are no LGBT characters in all of The Lord of the Rings because J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic."

Tragically? Also if you're going to start disparaging any kind of media over the first half of the 20th Century and evrn before that for not have LGBT characters you're going to wind up with a long list I'm afraid.

1 posted on 08/31/2022 1:51:33 PM PDT by Ennis85
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No way would I waste a millisecond watching that woke version of Tolkien’s masterpiece. I am enjoying watching Peter Jackson’s gorgeous interpretation.


32 posted on 08/31/2022 3:28:14 PM PDT by EinNYC
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Yes. I seen them elves getting down with Dumbledore and Grindelwald in the pale moon light. Disgusting!


36 posted on 08/31/2022 4:08:41 PM PDT by x
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At least 500 million copies of Tolkien books have sold and billions made with the movies but someone small and insignificant in hollywood does not like the characters that made it so very successful.

They could not even begin to create such a successful story so they set out to wreck it because all they think about is gay gay gay. Same has happened to the big franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel films etc. and to tv shows that are now unwatchable.


40 posted on 08/31/2022 7:43:19 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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I don't like the way many aficionados of the movie trilogy made suggestive innuendos about the hobbits' affection for each other. The book was much more staid in the descriptions of their relationships.

"Hello, Frodo" was as emotional as it got.

Sam only touched Frodo's hand while he was recovering in Rivendell to see if he was still alive, not because of any fetish.

And there was no hugging, even.

42 posted on 09/01/2022 7:59:45 AM PDT by fwdude (Racism is not dead, but it is on life support - kept alive by politicians….” — Thomas Sowell)
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If I remember correctly, the show premiered on the anniversary of Tolkein’s death. Effectively giving a giant middle-finger to the “devout Roman Catholic.”

Mark


46 posted on 09/05/2022 2:55:07 AM PDT by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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