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fandomsecrets2014-03-23 03:28 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2014-03-23 03:28 pm
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(Anonymous) 2014-03-23 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)If they are actively opposed to or offended by the notion of casting the characters as non-white, then maybe you can assume that they are kind of racist. But casting characters whose race is not described does not make you racist and it is fucking stupid to say it does. The fact that it is possible or conceivable that some characters could be PoC does not make it mandatory that they be. It is a valid option but only an option. And calling people racist for stupid as hell reasons is both dumb and terrible.
This is especially true in Tolkien's work (which, from the pic, I assume you're referring to at least in part). It is perfectly reasonable to assume that Tolkien, who was a European writing a fantasy work deeply inspired by the folklore and culture of Northern Europe, thought of his characters as white when not described otherwise. That doesn't invalidate interpretations where they're not, but calling someone a racist for thinking of them as white is completely off base. Don't do this dumb shit.