Tolkien was a fascinating man. Some of his politics were ahead of his time, whereas other times there was a lot of “back in the day” style racism shining through. Like the elves being perfect beautiful white people, while the orcs and “evil men” were all explicitly asiatic.
Tolkien was a fascinating man. Some of his politics were ahead of his time, whereas other times there was a lot of “back in the day” style racism shining through. Like the elves being perfect beautiful white people, while the orcs and “evil men” were all explicitly asiatic.