One Racist to Rule Them All

12-30-2003, 03:31 PM

Do they ever quit?

"Lloyd Hart says people of color are all associated with the Dark Lord Sauron in the movie and the elephant-riding mercenaries too closely resemble the cultures of Africa, Persia and East Asia. The Uruk-hai also too closely resemble Native Americans, which is sure to cause "a great deal of cultural and racial alienation."

The fact that King Theoden, a white guy, calls his troops the "great warriors of the West" clinches it in Hart’s eyes.

"Can you imagine how people of skin color, of Persian, Arab and East Asian ethnic background feel when they come out of these films where all the heroes are white and all the 'evil doers' are of dark skin," Hart writes."

Hart's Article:
http://paris.indymedia.org/article....d_article=13086

The Devil Himself · 12-30-2003, 03:43 PM

This is hilarious. And your link's broken.

Sofa_King_Lazy · 12-30-2003, 03:57 PM

I don't know if he's kidding. It could be like that "David Hasselhoff Is the Anti-Christ" site, where the author simply did it for fun. Or, you know, he could simply be an idiot.
Almost as great as one of my friend's speeches that told the world how Ronald McDonald was evil. "If you get rid of a couple letters and rearrange the letters, it says *insert nonsense here*. HE IS THE DEVIL!"
My English teacher was laughing at him for so long after that.

Dante · 12-30-2003, 04:00 PM

Well, as an Asian I don't mind telling Mr. Hart diu lei lou mou chao lor hai (pm me for the meaning - it's not nice). How do I feel when I am told that Asians are demeaned by the movie? Well, if you ask me, the Haradrim have great costumes and I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those Oliphaunts. Lord of the Rings is a movie - I watch it for entertainment, not to get my fill of racist propaganda. So what if the Easterlings and Southrons are the bad guys?

And in case he didn't notice, this so-called "great race of the west" almost doomed the entire world by *not* destroying the Ring when they had the chance, thus allowing Sauron to persist and unite the other humans against the Westermen. If anything, this should be a testament to the persuasive power of Sauron rather than the iniquity of his allies.

12-30-2003, 04:29 PM

Odd...it was working a moment ago. Still, thats the just of it.

Devon Lake · 12-30-2003, 06:32 PM

I remember what my fat Arab freind said when he saw those guys in the second movie who through that invisibility cloak or whatever on the hobits; "Tolkien based those guys on Arabs you know! Oh, they are so damned cool! Ya, Tolkien's great. So how great they are? That's the superiority of the Arab race for you," Etc. Honestly even if things ARE running parallel to race (And very few people actually care THAT much) it's entirely subjective whether you choose to be offended or flattered.

Dante · 12-30-2003, 07:56 PM

Hear, hear... just because jerkholes choose to be annoyed by one thing doesn't mean we all ahve to be...

The Devil Himself · 12-30-2003, 08:19 PM

Like the censorship on TV. People're idiots. Especially censors. And ESPECIALLY Tipper Gore, and Joseph Lieberman. Grrr....

Demon with a Glass Hand · 12-30-2003, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante

... Mr. Hart diu lei lou mou chao lor hai ...

At first, I actually thought that you were insinuating that he was part of the la li lu le lo ... but that would be just silly.

Dante · 12-30-2003, 09:16 PM

It actually means "F**k your mother's smelly c**t". Commonly tossed around by the Hokkien soldiers.

12-30-2003, 03:31 PM	#1
Derek R. Guest Posts: n/a	One Racist to Rule Them All Do they ever quit? "Lloyd Hart says people of color are all associated with the Dark Lord Sauron in the movie and the elephant-riding mercenaries too closely resemble the cultures of Africa, Persia and East Asia. The Uruk-hai also too closely resemble Native Americans, which is sure to cause "a great deal of cultural and racial alienation." The fact that King Theoden, a white guy, calls his troops the "great warriors of the West" clinches it in Hart’s eyes. "Can you imagine how people of skin color, of Persian, Arab and East Asian ethnic background feel when they come out of these films where all the heroes are white and all the 'evil doers' are of dark skin," Hart writes." Hart's Article: http://paris.indymedia.org/article....d_article=13086

12-30-2003, 03:43 PM	#2
The Devil Himself EVERYTHING MUST DIE!!!!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Solar System Posts: 420	This is hilarious. And your link's broken. __________________ I eat children!

12-30-2003, 06:32 PM	#6
Devon Lake Male Girly Girl Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The exact center of the universe. Posts: 322	I remember what my fat Arab freind said when he saw those guys in the second movie who through that invisibility cloak or whatever on the hobits; "Tolkien based those guys on Arabs you know! Oh, they are so damned cool! Ya, Tolkien's great. So how great they are? That's the superiority of the Arab race for you," Etc. Honestly even if things ARE running parallel to race (And very few people actually care THAT much) it's entirely subjective whether you choose to be offended or flattered. __________________ My Personal Website

12-30-2003, 08:19 PM	#8
The Devil Himself EVERYTHING MUST DIE!!!!! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Solar System Posts: 420	Like the censorship on TV. People're idiots. Especially censors. And ESPECIALLY Tipper Gore, and Joseph Lieberman. Grrr.... __________________ I eat children!

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12-30-2003, 03:57 PM	#3
Sofa_King_Lazy Master of Laziness Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yellowknife, NWT Posts: 119	I don't know if he's kidding. It could be like that "David Hasselhoff Is the Anti-Christ" site, where the author simply did it for fun. Or, you know, he could simply be an idiot. Almost as great as one of my friend's speeches that told the world how Ronald McDonald was evil. "If you get rid of a couple letters and rearrange the letters, it says insert nonsense here. HE IS THE DEVIL!" My English teacher was laughing at him for so long after that.

12-30-2003, 04:00 PM	#4
Dante Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Crushing the weak beneath the iron jackboots of tyranny Posts: 7,703	Well, as an Asian I don't mind telling Mr. Hart diu lei lou mou chao lor hai (pm me for the meaning - it's not nice). How do I feel when I am told that Asians are demeaned by the movie? Well, if you ask me, the Haradrim have great costumes and I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one of those Oliphaunts. Lord of the Rings is a movie - I watch it for entertainment, not to get my fill of racist propaganda. So what if the Easterlings and Southrons are the bad guys? And in case he didn't notice, this so-called "great race of the west" almost doomed the entire world by not destroying the Ring when they had the chance, thus allowing Sauron to persist and unite the other humans against the Westermen. If anything, this should be a testament to the persuasive power of Sauron rather than the iniquity of his allies.

12-30-2003, 04:29 PM	#5
Derek R. Guest Posts: n/a	Odd...it was working a moment ago. Still, thats the just of it.

12-30-2003, 07:56 PM	#7
Dante Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Crushing the weak beneath the iron jackboots of tyranny Posts: 7,703	Hear, hear... just because jerkholes choose to be annoyed by one thing doesn't mean we all ahve to be...

12-30-2003, 09:16 PM	#10
Dante Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Crushing the weak beneath the iron jackboots of tyranny Posts: 7,703	It actually means "Fk your mother's smelly ct". Commonly tossed around by the Hokkien soldiers.