The original LotR is in fact "diverse" but in a reactionary way ("swarthy" and orientalist villains, "fair" heroes). It's okay to tell the story without this antiquated racial coding.https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1496418176594485252 …
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It's so fucking smooth-brained. LotR isn't real. It's a creative work. Ergo creativity can be utilized. So wild.
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It's not the texts that are sacred, it's the identity (white, male) of the yelping segment of the audience.
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thank heavens they didn't go that way with "Foundation," for example...
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Case in point- people were pissed about a Korean American Hulk. Bruce Banner has been the Hulk for DECADES! HE FIGHTS AS A GREEN GIANT, IT SHOULDNT MATTER! But even the idea of the main hulk being someone else caused a backlash
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The mechanisms and logic of toxic fandom can be applied to anything somebody has based their personal identity out of enjoying zealously enough
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What is the difference?
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I don't have to imagine. I just have to recall the myriad of arguments over what is canon.
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I’m pretty sure wanting a new adaptation of your favorite art to remain true to the original isn’t quite the same as thinking a holy book is the unalterable word of god.
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