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I'm gonna have to go with Zeld2.0 and lurkette on this one. (Yeah, exceptions are everywhere). There are racial overtones in society because that is how we identify ourselves (unfortunately). However, if I remember correctly Tolkien did describe the Southrons and Haradrim as those who had been darkened by the sun. I could be wrong as it has been awhile since my last readthrough, but I thought Jackson was spot on with Tolkien's vision. Also, this guy hasn't done his homework and it's evident in the very first paragraph, when referring to King Theoden (who had allready DIED!) instead of Aragorn, King of Gondor as the man who rallies the troops. I'm sure there will be another article like this complaining about not enough women (even though the role of Arwen has been upped and Galadriel is a prominent figure in the story). The Lord of the Rings is an archetypal story, and it needs to be taken as such, not as a story with a message that only white people can save the day.
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