From “The Little Mermaid” to “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” the new right-wing crusade is about shutting Black people out of beloved IP.
,” one reviewer wrote. Another one said: “There is so much politics and deviation from Tolkien’s original work that it is hard for me to even follow along with this one” .
“We, the cast of Rings of Power, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse some of our castmates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis,”That same day, Elijah Wood, who starred as Frodo in Peter Jackson’s film trilogy, posted a photo alongside hisco-stars Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd.
, Deakin University lecturer Helen Young says it’s not surprising that bigoted and bigot-adjacent fans have found a cause in. She cites Tolkien researcher Craig Franson, who argued that outwardly racist fascists are riling up a base that includes a voracious right-wing press and gullible right-wingers to attack any piece of entertainment that dares to taint the pure white bloodline of its characters with people of color, even if race isn’t specifically mentioned in the source material.
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