#so like. i'm not saying everyone annoyed with the costuming is racist ofc bc that wouldn't be true in the slightest

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Love to see folks bitching about TROP because it’s not “lore accurate” or doesn’t look Tolkienesque or gives off WoT/GoT vibes while said folks are also making direct comparisons to the Peter Jackson movies of all things, like yes there are actual things to be wary of regarding the series but noooooo they just have to be clowns that bring up the fucking movies as though they were the pinnacle of faithfulness to the source material lol

#tolkienposting #the rings of power #oimoi rants about pointless fandom bullshit #i don't mean all criticisms are like this or that everyone in the fandom is like this ofc. this is regarding a specific trend in #specific parts of the fandom that i've seen that i think is immature at best and *incredibly* iffy at worst #like if you hate amazon and therefore hate it bc it's amazon then that's valid. good for you i suppose #but going insane over lack of female dwarf bears while bringing up the dwarf women from the hobbit movies (where there aren't any major #characters who are female dwarves and not every female dwarf is shown with a beard) is kida ridiculous #like yeah would it be cool if disa had a beard in the promo poster? yes ofc #but nitpicking over physical appearance can lead down a. uh. bad path #like i've already seen people going from ''why doesn't disa have a beard?'' to ''why's she black FORCED DIVERSITY SHOVED DOWN MY THROAT!'' #so like. i'm not saying everyone annoyed with the costuming is racist ofc bc that wouldn't be true in the slightest #i just get wary when folks whine about new elf character's hair and then talk about the long hair from the white elves in the movies #(y'all who're bringing up actual cool concept art/cosplays are aight ofc) #overall most of the criticisms 1 feel v shallow 2 are based on folks preferring the (lore inaccurate!) movies and 3 are seriously tiptoeing #the line between wanting to respect the source material and wanting things to look a certain way bc you don't like that trop's not all white #tho again it's specifically a group not the fandom as a whole. ain't saying otherwise so send me angry dms or asks lol