Post #2450446
2026-05-03 13:57 UTC
@Binder@petrous.vislae.town @phaysis@mastodon.coffee Tolkien scholar Dimitra Fimi has argued that accusing Tolkien of racism is problematic because the analysis is conducted within the framework of modern views, while Tolkien lived during a time when race “was still considered a valid scientific term.”
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@Binder@petrous.vislae.town 2026-05-03 14:00
@KiloNiner@social.data.coop race has never been a valid scientific term.