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Racism? Be more specific; it must be VERY deep "under" because I only see the "lying" part.

First of all, have you read the books? If you haven't, and your post hints at this, then labeling Tolkien a racist based on your perceptions about Peter Jackson's films is little more than posthumous libel since he's no longer around to respond in defense of such harsh accusations.

>>> "The author was a great admirer of Generalisimo Franco, and love and admire the Hun race." <<<

So what? Charles Lindburg, the much admired American aviator (i.e., in the U.S. & France), was a great supporter of Adolf Hitler early on, as were some members of the royal family in Great Britain; those views tempered when Hitler's goals became more apparent. America was allied with Stalin in WWII, even friendly toward the Russian leader, but became bitter adversaries several years afterwards. Many folks admire Napoleon, and yet he had far reaching ambitions of conquest and was capable of ruthlessness.

As far as "love and admire the Hun race" is concerned, that's classic hate mongering rhetoric. What you could have said was that he was fascinated with the German people and their history, which is probably true. Most of the great European legends and myths have Germanic or Nordic origin; what historian or writer of fantasy wouldn't love the richness of these cultures?

>>> "Of course now treated a la Mc Donald there are only a few traces left in it." <<<

Naturally, you had to get in a dig at Peter Jackson's magnificient take on Tolkien's Ring Trilogy. No offense, but personally I find the inflammatory nature of your posts on this subject more akin to Jack-in-the-Box. Note: Since you live in France you may be unfamiliar with Jack-in-the-Box, but over here the general consensus is that it's a lower grade of "quisine" than McDonald's.

BTW, these are just my opinions; I'm sympathetic to your feeling uncomfortable about certain aspects of Peter Jackson's films, but they should be kept apart from a consideration of Tolkien's works sice they've been adapted to a different medium. The so-called racism you describe isn't at all apparent although occasional insensitivity might be attibuted simply because the story deals with various races and their foibles. To try painting these films with the broad brush of "racism" is both unfair and, since I assume you to be an intelligent fellow, disingenuous.

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