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Topic	It turns out people were wrong about Tolkien's Orcs (the controversy)
averagejoel 01/28/21 1:31:06 PM #49:	specialkid8 posted... He just used them as a visual starting point. They are not apparently a direct analogue. no one is saying that they are a direct analogue. I am saying that orcs were based on asians. that is a fact. Intent is everythign and the fact that he is accused of basing orcs on three separate racist caricatures in this topic alone, with nothing backing them up seems to put him in the clear. Tolkien explicitly said that he based orcs on asians --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:950019385] in It turns o... [t:79264473]...</cite> <quote>specialkid8 posted... </cite> <quote>He just used them as a visual starting point. They are not apparently a direct analogue.</quote>no one is saying that they are a direct analogue. I am saying that orcs were based on asians. that is a fact. <quote>Intent is everythign and the fact that he is accused of basing orcs on three separate racist caricatures in this topic alone, with nothing backing them up seems to put him in the clear.</quote>Tolkien explicitly said that he based orcs on asians --- peanut butter and dick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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