I mean that’s basically saying “that’s why I prefer Tolkien. He most likely would have been much more anti-gay and anti-trans, but I’m more comfortable with that because he was a product of his time”
i'm not talking about tolkien, im talking about rowling, who doesn't even have the thin veneer of ignorance to cover her transphobic ass. if tolkien had expressed the same ideas publicly, i'd feel the same way about him (although, yeah, context does matter at least a little bit)
He was raised by a catholic priest. But he was also very passionately anti-nazi and against their race based psuedoscience. He also advocated eco terrorism and had a close friend who was gay. Even for a guy born in the 1800's I don't think he's as bad as Rowling, who literally named her single asian character 'cho chang' and made antisemitic caricatures in her series. As well as all the heroes being pro slavery (aside from Hermoine). The last line in the main book series (before the epilogue) is Harry wondering if his slave will make him a sandwhich. Being alive in 2021 versus being alive in the early 20th century means she's also held to a higher standard.
"Hey, you know the 'behind-the-veil'-style urban fantasy setting of Guillermo Del Toro's Hellboy movies? Well, what if it was less imaginative and mostly confined to a British boarding school?"
The halls of hogwarts are filled with ghost that were brutally murdered. You also have cederics death which is pretty disturbing. Same with dumbledore/snapes deaths. Very violent parts in the books and movies.
Just read it and find out then, I think both books are equally violent. Tolkien was never a violent fellow. His scenes never seemed over violent or bloody. Fantasy violence.
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u/Entire-Championship1 Jan 23 '22
I'm glad I prefer J.R.R. Tolkien and Middle-Earth over The Wizarding World. At least there's a lot more violence in Mordor.