While catching up at the Country Store blog, I came across this humdinger of a post about LOTR, the Two Towers. Apparently John Yatt of the (no surprise here) Guardian is convinced that the Orcs are an expression of Tolkien's war-mongering racism.
Whaaaaa-thhhhhaaa?
To which NRO's Jonah Goldberg replies:
ÝSigh. Okay, yes, it's true. Many of the Orcs (and the super-Orcs) are dark-skinned and have slant-eyes. They are also ó how shall I put this? ó Orcs! Ya frickin' idjit!
One is tempted to ask who is the real racist here? On the one hand we have people ó like me ó who see horrific, flesh-eating, dull-witted creatures with jagged feral teeth, venomous mouths, pointed devilish ears, and reptilian skin, and say, "Cool, Orcs!" On the other hand we have people, like Mr. Yatt, who see the same repugnant creatures and righteously exclaim "black people!" Maybe he should spend less time vetting movies for signs of racism and more time vetting himself if, that is, he free-associates black people with these subhuman monsters.
I laughed, I cried, I give this post two thumbs up!
Posted by insomnomaniac at January 6, 2003 10:07 PM | TrackBack