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Mostly agreed with the article, but thought she undermined herself with her own racism. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 29/01/2012 02:50:11 PM
"Unfortunately, straight white males are not usually very self-aware". Based on what evidence? It comes across merely as prejudice. (I wouldn't feel that strongly about it if I hadn't then seen her conversation with Amanda Rutter on Twitter, where she spent plenty of time calling her "Whitey", which enforced my opinion on this point.)

While I agree that there probably are many straight white males who (perhaps wilfully) haven't examined their opinions on such matters, I think that most of us today cannot avoid that kind of reflection. If we're interacting with the world at all, then the issue is constantly in front of us, and at least some soul searching will have taken place.
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The racist elements in Tolkien's writing - 29/01/2012 01:31:02 PM 2733 Views
She has some points, of course. - 29/01/2012 02:25:32 PM 1519 Views
Quite a few points - 29/01/2012 02:40:45 PM 1662 Views
Re: Quite a few points - 29/01/2012 04:59:11 PM 1339 Views
Mostly agreed with the article, but thought she undermined herself with her own racism. - 29/01/2012 02:50:11 PM 1588 Views
I wish I could agree with you, but I can't in full - 29/01/2012 02:58:05 PM 1585 Views
I'm not bothered by the tone. Annoyance is justified. - 29/01/2012 03:03:07 PM 1540 Views
Re: I wish I could agree with you, but I can't in full - 30/01/2012 02:11:07 PM 1528 Views
Do you really believe that? - 30/01/2012 02:44:19 PM 1595 Views
Just read your Twitter convo... nice try, but looks like wasted effort. *NM* - 29/01/2012 10:37:08 PM 715 Views
Yes. - 29/01/2012 10:41:15 PM 1240 Views
Oh, also: - 29/01/2012 03:07:03 PM 1304 Views
Well, I'll be honest. - 29/01/2012 10:34:46 PM 1443 Views
Let me try to summarize some of her points with the invective filtered out, then. - 29/01/2012 10:48:24 PM 1664 Views
Thank you. - 29/01/2012 11:10:13 PM 1689 Views
What the hell, might as well go and play devil's advocate, right? - 30/01/2012 04:50:30 PM 1615 Views
I expected that. - 30/01/2012 05:39:59 PM 1495 Views
Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 30/01/2012 10:28:10 PM 1531 Views
Re: Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 31/01/2012 12:39:46 AM 1382 Views
Re: Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 31/01/2012 08:38:46 PM 1449 Views
I <3 you, but there are several very key things we are not going to agree on. - 31/01/2012 10:02:22 PM 1852 Views
Oh. - 31/01/2012 11:07:52 PM 1500 Views
- 01/02/2012 12:17:59 AM 1644 Views
Hmm? - 31/01/2012 10:10:22 PM 1427 Views
Yeah. I got to reading Encyclopedia of Arda just now, and it told me the same thing. - 31/01/2012 10:35:54 PM 1316 Views
As a sort of group answer (I've been mostly absent from forums the past two days) - 31/01/2012 10:45:55 PM 1723 Views
I don't mind if you tell me I'm out of line here, but - 31/01/2012 11:55:04 PM 1532 Views
I'm rarely ever offended - 01/02/2012 01:54:58 AM 1760 Views
She was referring specifically to the Twitter "conversation" I had with the blogger. - 01/02/2012 09:05:28 AM 1471 Views
Yes. - 01/02/2012 10:47:22 AM 1660 Views
It makes me wonder what she thinks is happening in Zimbabwe, for example. - 01/02/2012 11:13:11 AM 1668 Views
I've been thinking about that. - 01/02/2012 11:29:18 AM 1455 Views
Re: I've been thinking about that. - 01/02/2012 11:40:11 AM 1723 Views
We're nuts. - 01/02/2012 03:09:15 PM 1466 Views
I know that - 01/02/2012 11:15:48 AM 1541 Views
That blog post was mostly good, but the exception is a rather large one. - 01/02/2012 08:35:57 PM 1374 Views
Do you mean exception*S*? - 02/02/2012 04:27:03 AM 1500 Views
The Hobbit came out in 1937. - 30/01/2012 01:35:45 AM 1388 Views
She hates Tolkien's writings to begin with ... - 30/01/2012 06:34:29 AM 1568 Views
The tone of the article is massively annoying - 30/01/2012 06:45:19 AM 1622 Views
I laughed while reading it - 30/01/2012 04:30:50 PM 1448 Views

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