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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 2583 Views
She has some points, of course. - 29/01/2012 02:25:32 PM 1381 Views
Quite a few points - 29/01/2012 02:40:45 PM 1488 Views
Re: Quite a few points - 29/01/2012 04:59:11 PM 1213 Views
Mostly agreed with the article, but thought she undermined herself with her own racism. - 29/01/2012 02:50:11 PM 1452 Views
I wish I could agree with you, but I can't in full - 29/01/2012 02:58:05 PM 1461 Views
I'm not bothered by the tone. Annoyance is justified. - 29/01/2012 03:03:07 PM 1389 Views
Re: I wish I could agree with you, but I can't in full - 30/01/2012 02:11:07 PM 1388 Views
Do you really believe that? - 30/01/2012 02:44:19 PM 1435 Views
Just read your Twitter convo... nice try, but looks like wasted effort. *NM* - 29/01/2012 10:37:08 PM 625 Views
Yes. - 29/01/2012 10:41:15 PM 1122 Views
Oh, also: - 29/01/2012 03:07:03 PM 1188 Views
Well, I'll be honest. - 29/01/2012 10:34:46 PM 1319 Views
Let me try to summarize some of her points with the invective filtered out, then. - 29/01/2012 10:48:24 PM 1520 Views
Thank you. - 29/01/2012 11:10:13 PM 1550 Views
What the hell, might as well go and play devil's advocate, right? - 30/01/2012 04:50:30 PM 1460 Views
I expected that. - 30/01/2012 05:39:59 PM 1356 Views
Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 30/01/2012 10:28:10 PM 1350 Views
Re: Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 31/01/2012 12:39:46 AM 1238 Views
Re: Of course you did. I'm predictable that way. - 31/01/2012 08:38:46 PM 1298 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 1702 Views
Oh. - 31/01/2012 11:07:52 PM 1354 Views
- 01/02/2012 12:17:59 AM 1469 Views
Hmm? - 31/01/2012 10:10:22 PM 1289 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 1191 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 1543 Views
I don't mind if you tell me I'm out of line here, but - 31/01/2012 11:55:04 PM 1391 Views
I'm rarely ever offended - 01/02/2012 01:54:58 AM 1590 Views
She was referring specifically to the Twitter "conversation" I had with the blogger. - 01/02/2012 09:05:28 AM 1357 Views
Yes. - 01/02/2012 10:47:22 AM 1505 Views
It makes me wonder what she thinks is happening in Zimbabwe, for example. - 01/02/2012 11:13:11 AM 1526 Views
I've been thinking about that. - 01/02/2012 11:29:18 AM 1313 Views
Re: I've been thinking about that. - 01/02/2012 11:40:11 AM 1578 Views
We're nuts. - 01/02/2012 03:09:15 PM 1317 Views
I know that - 01/02/2012 11:15:48 AM 1381 Views
That blog post was mostly good, but the exception is a rather large one. - 01/02/2012 08:35:57 PM 1224 Views
Do you mean exception*S*? - 02/02/2012 04:27:03 AM 1304 Views
The Hobbit came out in 1937. - 30/01/2012 01:35:45 AM 1268 Views
She hates Tolkien's writings to begin with ... - 30/01/2012 06:34:29 AM 1417 Views
The tone of the article is massively annoying - 30/01/2012 06:45:19 AM 1470 Views
I laughed while reading it - 30/01/2012 04:30:50 PM 1316 Views

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