THAT TOLKIEN DUDE'S A RACIST
The net's abuzz today about some bonehead article posted on the Paris Indymedia site, entitled: "The Racist Tapestry of Lord of the Rings!" Really.

Here's some links:

Instapundit
FoxNews
The Force.net

Of course, it is not to be taken seriously, as it is racist itself -- saying that the Uruk-hai look like American Indians. Oh my. Just as racist as when some folks saw the floppy eared, long-tounged alien Jar Jar Binks in the Phantom Menace, and then their small, racist brains thought they saw a black guy. Our intrepeid racialist at Indymedia also has time, while bashing Tolkien, to mention that "homicidal maniac from Texas." Wow, how insightful.

Remember we pointed out the lovely political discourse at this Indymedia network just the other day.

Anyway, read the actual story by one Lloyd Hart (if that is his real name), just for the comments below the article. Many are a riot, offering information on international politics and what Mr. Hart can go do with himself. Other reasonable rebuttals to claims that Tolkien is racist can be found at an IMDB message board, from Jonah Goldberg and at this Faq.