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Repeating myself here. But fuck Andy Serkis. Tolkiens works are flawed but still stories of love, fellowship, community and nurturing and humble lives. There are canonical poc people (including hobbits). So please, stop excluding poc people (or from any other minority) from this fandom.

victusinveritas

If not executed, then left to rot in the Hague.

slewfootwitch

The thing about radical kindness (or any kindness, for that matter) is that there are going to be times when someone or something makes you regret it. There are going to be times when you show someone empathy and grace that they don't "deserve". There are going to be times when someone takes that kindness and uses it against you. The world doesn't magically transform into a perfect place when you decide to choose kindness and people will take advantage of it. People will continue to be shitty.

But the thing is...that's not a flaw of kindness. That's not a you problem. That's a them problem. People who are happy with themselves and their lives don't go out of their way to misuse someone's kindness or grace. The "normal" response to kindness or empathy is not to find a way to exploit it. People who are happy with themselves don't look for ways to hurt people for no reason. Kindness will never be the problem. No matter what some shitty person decides to do with it. It should go without saying not to be a doormat, yes. Don't allow people to treat you badly just for the sake of being kind. But also don't let shitty people make you bitter because of how they treated you when you were kind.

#100% this

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

the meaning of life? is to make your bedroom as comfy as possible. that's it that's the purpose

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

the secondary purpose is to equip your kitchen and get really really really into international cuisine

biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist

THE PURPOSE OF LIFE IS TO BE WELL-FED AND WELL-RESTED

cognitiveinequality

Once again I find myself selfishly wishing @paulftompkins would post here more.

mcpayne

and in response to Andy Serkis' "all white shire" comment, i'm going to quote Tolkien himself:

"But 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."

gauntletgirlie

That’s right racists, you can’t hide behind Tolkien or being a Tolkien “purist”. Tolkien won’t let you.

thephoenixandthecrocodile

TLDR: you can’t value the potentially troublesome and/or racist beliefs of ONE dead person more than ALL your fellow human beings. If given a chance to CHOOSE to include people who have historically been pushed to the sidelines for racist reasons and upholding a racist ideal of an idyllic whites own paradise you should choose inclusion over exclusion

At this point I want to scream at people that we don’t HAVE to be faithful to the horrible beliefs of our predecessors. Like even IF Serkis was right (and he’s not) WE can choose to NOT repeat the mistakes of the past.

Tolkien wasn’t perfect and there is racism and bigotry in his works AND there was also a lot of anti-bigotry in his works but we’re not bound to the perspective of one man. We can choose to pick up where he left off and further correct the harmful tropes and inherent biases in his books.

No matter what Tolkien intended, Middle-Earth belongs to everyone and is home to everyone and we can choose to reflect the beauty of our diverse world by welcoming EVERYONE into our own interpretations and reimagings of Tolkien’s world.

When WE create something (even if it’s a reinterpretation or built off of someone else’s work) WE get to choose what values we want to imbue that work with. If we truly believe in antiracism and fighting against white supremacy, racism, fascism, etc. then we must actively choose to include the voices of people who historically have been pushed out for racist reasons.

By actively choosing to hide behind this weird logic that Tolkien wanted a pure whites only Shire so we just CANT cast people of color as hobbits, you are actively choosing to uphold the white supremacist and racist thoughts that are harming the world today. Then you’re using the dead professor as your shield to retain the goodwill of people willing to give you the benefit of a doubt (or who just don’t care). It’s insidious and a great way to cover your own troublesome beliefs. Additionally it creates this mental wall where you don’t have to question your own inherent biases.

Also, even IF that was truly Tolkien’s intention (which it wasn’t) WHY would you want to uphold that intention of all intentions? Why wouldn’t you want to dismantle that disgusting idea as soon as possible? You can love Tolkien and his world and also say you know what that’s a fucked up idea. Let’s not do that. Or yeah no professor that’s your bigotry/racism/biases popping up and I’m not going to tolerate that

There is this weird tension between remaining faithful to a book/comic and acknowledging that the mere act of adapting a work requires you to take someone else’s work and make it your own and by doing so YOU are actively choosing what to retain and what to reimagine. Your adaptation will NEVER be the book because the book is the book and your adaptation is YOUR take on the book. You, ultimately, are responsible for what is included and what isn’t and what you, either subconsciously or consciously, add to the adaptation.

Finally England/Europe has always had POC!!!! So this entire conversation is bullshit. Include BIPOC in your projects people!!!

mcpayne

love all of this! ^

capn-merca

I feel like pointing out Tolkien did explicitly state that one of the three groups that originally founded the shire had brown skin, just for the people who don’t know why Serkis is completely full of shit. Also, two out of three of the houses of the Edain were described as racially diverse, and the elves and dwarves skin colour was never mentioned at all.

I know this addition is sorta undermining the posts point a bit, but I figured someone reading this might want to know why people who make these claims are just being racist; people like Serkis are actively ignoring the text in order to push a white supremacist agenda. I’m just so tired of all this “whites only middle-earth” nonsense.

depsidase

akindplace

annalaura_art

existennialmemes

Welcome to the USA! Where our food isn't safe to eat, the air isn't safe to breathe, data centers have priority water access and empty buildings have more rights than human beings do.

A country so free we force our children to recite a loyalty pledge every morning for thirteen years

And if you complain about any of it, then you're an Enemy of Freedom who must be punished.

enki2

busty-shackleford

apolladay

Nothing at all suspicious about a random shovel just laying in a cemetery with no one around 😬

andeye2

fidget-sinner

En Anglais, on ne dit pas “quatre vingt dix neuf”, on dit “ninety nine” qu'on pourrait traduire comme “Hurr durr, regardez mois, j'ai un système de numérotation fonctionnel” et je crois que c'est magnifique.

existennialmemes

The Emperor is wearing no clothes, but pointing that out is legally considered an act of terrorism.

#this emperor? clothes on please...#literally of course not metaphorically

ladyhawke

tolkien in 1938: i should regret giving any colour to the notion that i subscribed to the wholly pernicious and unscientific race-doctrine

tolkien in 1967: [after the interviewer says middle-earth corresponds spiritually to nordic europe] not nordic, please! a word I personally dislike; it is associated, though of french origin, with racialist theories

andy serkis: everyone in my shitty little money grabbing film is white because tolkien was inspired by norse mythology and i don’t believe in political correctness

abracadaze

i feel so bad for nikola tesla like imagine spending years beefing with a guy who has conned the public into believing he's some sort of supergenius when in reality it's his overworked employees developing all of his world-changing inventions and you end up dying broke and starving and alone and then 100 years later another guy cons the public into believing he's some sort of supergenius when in reality it's his overworked employees developing all of his world-changing inventions and he's doing it all IN YOUR NAME. he must be rolling in his grave like a fucking rotisserie chicken