[John Farson]

Gimli was humorous but in a detrimental way.

You never liked Gimli to begin with. :-P IMO, his scenes were humorous but not humiliating. We get to see him kick plenty of ass.

(their women are mistaken for men?? how sad is that?

That is directly from Tolkien. Why do you think Galadriel looked so attractive in comparison?

At least Dwarvish men aren't androgynous or almost feminine in appearance like their elvish counterparts.

[HairOfTheDog]

At least Dwarvish men aren't androgynous or almost feminine in appearance like their elvish counterparts.

But if dwarf men and dwarf women look the same, then the dwarf men are indeed androgynous! From a dwarf-perspective!

That was a fun moment... Aragorn got to make a joke.

[RMDupree]

I thought Gimli was great! My biggest laugh was the "You couldn't have picked a better spot?" line from atop Helm's Deep. He was making a joke, but still had the irritation in his voice to stay true to character. For someone who likes to get his hands dirty, being "out of the loop" must have been frustrating and could easily spur such a remark.

My problem was not with the jokes. Actually, the one thing that stuck out wrong to me was when he called Aragorn "laddie". I do not recall Dwarves using that expression at all.

[Lil'freeper]

Hi.

Nice to meet you.

I looked up the femdwarf reference as per a polite suggestion (HoTD) and am satisfied that PJ got it right. I retain my opinion that his antics were beneath him and you are quite wrong in your assumption that I never liked Gimli to begin with.

Now, I may have read a little prickliness into your post that you did not intend, so I'll refrain from making similar assumptions in return.