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[robinturner]

I just wrote on a student paper "Rowling is not saying the same thing with death-eaters as Tolkien is with orcs," and felt very thankful that I have the kind of job that lets me do this.

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[ironed_orchid]

You're right, she does almost the opposite of Tolkien, and that is a good job to have.

[robinturner]

Actually one of my other students made the very good point that when fantasy authors consciously deal with race, they tend to oppose racism quite vehemently; it's when they aren't thinking about it that they end up reinforcing prejudices. Tolkien was a case in point.