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2soft2sensitive · 6 months ago

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the racism/colorism of lord of the rings has got me thinking a lot about how it is important to critique the things we love, but it is also important to remember that we can still love them despite their problematic nature- and that everyone that carries on about how anyone that enjoys whatever piece of problematic media are horrible, irredeemable people, always has a piece of media they enjoy that is just as problematic, but because they are convinced that consumption is a moral act (and god forbid you imply they aren’t morally pure), can’t accept it and will make endless excuses as to why it isn’t the same. the only thing that really matters is being able to see what is wrong with the media, engage critically with it, and accept that it is what it is- and that some people will always be uncomfortable with it, and rather than making excuses, you have to own up to the thing you like being kinda shitty

#saw the two towers today and whewww the “men of the east” were sure something #especially juxtaposed with the ~oh so noble~ white characters 😵‍💫#there was that moment where faramir looks at the dead man and wonders aloud who he was in life- if he was really any different from them #but like. it is So Very Little in the face of the very clearly Arabic influences of the design of the “evil army” and their dehumanization-#-by the narrative #like I get that lotr is a metaphor* for the world wars and they represent the Asian and Middle Eastern aspect of the Axis powers but. oof #(also why are the only dark skinned characters evil creatures like orcs and goblins 😭😭 like come on)#non rebloggsble post bc this is the no nuance allowed webbed site #*= I know Tolkien railed against this analysis but like. Come on man it clearly is very influenced by your experiences #(also in a letter he openly admitted his goblins appearances were based on Asian ppl)

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