The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues to receive waves of harassment after actors of color play humans, dwarves or elves in Tolkien’s world. Several people have taken the floor to raise awareness of this condition and demand an end to it; Among them are familiar faces to Lord of the Rings fans.
Three hobbits from Peter Jackson’s trilogy: Elijah Wood (who played Frodo), Billy Boyd (Pippin) and Dominic Monaghan (Mary) pose like this in support of victims of racist harassment in the cast of the Amazon Prime series. T-shirts that promote inclusivity in Middle-earth:
A Online shop They are even offering these shirts and hoodies and the proceeds will go “In Support of Colored People”. guest of the show viewWhoopi Goldberg also took a stand for diversity in The Rings of Power and Game of Thrones’ House of the Dragon series, which currently airs on the OCS side:
To begin with, they are fictional characters. (…) Are you telling me that black people can’t play fictional characters too? I don’t know if there is a hobbit club and if they would protest, but what are you doing anyway?!
The round elf is played by Ismael Cruz Cordova
Besides, Official Twitter The series also wanted to show support to the victims:
“We, the cast of Rings of Power, stand together in solidarity against the relentless racism, threats, harassment, and abuse that some of our colleagues of color have experienced on a daily basis. We refuse to ignore or tolerate it.”
They continue:
JRR Tolkien created a world that is, by definition, multicultural. A world in which free people of different peoples and cultures unite to fight evil forces in society.
Rings of Power reflect this. Our world, like fantasy or Middle Earth, has never been completely white. BIPOC belong in Middle Earth and will stay there.
BIPOC is an acronym that stands for “Black, Indigenous and Colored People” in Shakespeare’s language. The reunion of the cast – of the series as well as the films – sends a powerful message of solidarity to the victims. The message of the series to the fans ends:
“Ultimately, all our love and friendship goes out to the fans who support us, especially the fans of color who have been attacked for simply being in this fandom. We see you, your courage, and your relentless creativity. Your cosplays, your fancams, your fan art, and your Insight enriches this community and reminds us of our purpose. You are validated, loved, and legitimate, and an integral part of the Lord of the Rings family. Thank you for watching.”
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