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SciFi writer claims the Lord Of The Rings series is 'racist' because it discriminates against orcs
Daily Mail ^

Posted on 11/26/2018 6:58:12 AM PST by TigerClaws

The Lord of the Rings series has been branded 'racist' by a science fiction writer who claims orcs are discriminated against and written as inferior.

American author Andy Duncan said British author JRR Tolkien depicted evil creatures such as orcs as 'worse than others' and said this had 'dire consequences for society'.

The criticism comes despite Tolkien being known as a fierce critic of racism, particularly the Nazi Germany regime in the 1930s and 40s.

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KEYWORDS: academicbias; endwhiteshaming; internetstupidity; kkkratzi; lordoftherings; lotr; playtheracecard; racism; revisionisthistory
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To: TigerClaws

Never heard of this guy. Apparently, he’s one of the SJW Author stable at TOR. But sales are utterly forgettable...as is the author himself. . .


21 posted on 11/26/2018 7:09:55 AM PST by Salgak (You're in Strange Hands with Tom Stranger. . . .)
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To: TigerClaws
This was a pretty popular meme a while ago. I had no idea anyone took it seriously.
22 posted on 11/26/2018 7:11:19 AM PST by Shadow44
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To: kiryandil

A prosaic douchebag, he is.


23 posted on 11/26/2018 7:11:40 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: TigerClaws

Umm.... since Orcs are not human, shouldn’t Duncan more accurately accuse the Lord of the Rings of being “species-ish”?


24 posted on 11/26/2018 7:11:46 AM PST by mtrott
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To: TigerClaws

JRR Tolkien, I have heard of ...

That other dude?

Naaaahhhh ...


25 posted on 11/26/2018 7:12:38 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: TigerClaws

Could it be Democrats are just trans orcs?


26 posted on 11/26/2018 7:13:31 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: TigerClaws

How can this libtard be critical of Nazi Germany and their culture? If orcs war culture was ‘equal’ then by extension so was Nazism.

Lord of the Rings was a tale of good vs evil. So was WWII.


27 posted on 11/26/2018 7:14:12 AM PST by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committtee)
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To: mtrott

I meant, “species-ist”.


28 posted on 11/26/2018 7:14:14 AM PST by mtrott
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Look at those poor orcs!

Middle earth can be so harsh and cruel.

I think this is all a secret conspiracy by the Nandor Elves


29 posted on 11/26/2018 7:16:21 AM PST by z3n
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To: Gen.Blather

That’s a great point.

Klingons are people, too.

A Tom Clancey book when adapted by Hollywood changed the villains from Islamic terrorists to Nazis. Nazis are always a safe villain.

Recently I’ve noticed it’s Russians. White. Post communist Putin thugocracy is also against the homosexual indoctrination. Easy villains.


30 posted on 11/26/2018 7:16:22 AM PST by TigerClaws
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To: TigerClaws

I thought it was only trans-gendered minority pregnant soon-to-abort Honduran-migrant Orcs we had to discriminate against. Ive been doing this all wrong!


31 posted on 11/26/2018 7:16:27 AM PST by TonytheTiger7777
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To: TigerClaws

I doubt this twit knows Orcs are just Elves gone bad (see “Silmarillion”).


32 posted on 11/26/2018 7:17:48 AM PST by Flick Lives
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To: TigerClaws

I thought the book was about WWII - Orcs the Germans, The Shire was England, and the US was the elves (with all of their magical stuff)


33 posted on 11/26/2018 7:18:38 AM PST by Jolla
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To: TigerClaws

Last time I checked Orcs were not a protected class under anti-discrimination laws.


34 posted on 11/26/2018 7:19:24 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: TigerClaws
Best scene in the trilogy.

Rohan Charge

35 posted on 11/26/2018 7:19:27 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: TigerClaws
JRR Tolkien depicted evil creatures such as orcs as 'worse than others'

it depends on what the standard of value is. In a country composed of rational beings and orcs, the rational objective standard of value is life proper to a rational being.

36 posted on 11/26/2018 7:20:10 AM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: DoodleDawg

If you read the trilogy you will noticed that Orcs are the only characters with a sense of humor, crack jokes and have a sense of irony, they are not stupid animals.


37 posted on 11/26/2018 7:21:15 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: TigerClaws

Don’t forget Trolls! And Ringwraiths! Can’t go around bad mouthing them!


38 posted on 11/26/2018 7:21:53 AM PST by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong)
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To: TigerClaws

Discrimination has always been about Orcs, no matter what color they are. Evil people just want to blend in and enjoy the goods. Milk is great if you dont have to milk...


39 posted on 11/26/2018 7:23:05 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Flick Lives
I doubt this twit knows Orcs are just Elves gone bad (see “Silmarillion”).

He's a KKKratzi [Democrat Nazi], so he's semi-literate by definition.

40 posted on 11/26/2018 7:23:09 AM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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