Tolkien trending in Brazil in part because of the false idea that LOTR is a Scandinavian white story. Laughable at best, a total bastardization of his work at worst. Tolkien intentionally NEVER DESCRIBES RACE in LOTR, the closest he gets is Aragorn having a dark complexion. 1/5
“I have the hatred of apartheid in my bones; and most of all I detest the segregation or separation of Language and Literature. I do not care which of them you think White." - JRR Tolkien, in his own words, denouncing any conscription of his stories to a specific race. 2/5
JRR Tolkien said, “we have no right, whatever they have done, to label any person as subhuman... My political opinions lean more and more to Anarchy (philosophically understood, meaning the abolition of control).” 3/5
As for any comparisons to recent comments by fantasy author JK Rowling, it would be best to stay out of the conversation and let both authors words speak for themselves. 4/5
As a new era of fandom with Amazon’s @LOTRonPrime begins we must be diligent in fending off the fascist influences that want to use Tolkien to create division. A more inclusive, beautifully diverse cast in Second Age is true to Tolkien’s intent and maintains #FidelityToTolkien /5
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