Once again, I think the word racism here is just a discrediting label to bend everyone to the multi-culti agenda...  I'll rather say TLotR is rooted in White Culture, nothing more, nothing else....    It's just a profanity how nowadays they have to put multi-culturalism in everything, even things that are so ridiculous that doesn't even make sense!! for example:  tales about middle earth/age, medieval, and such...   Vikings...  Vampires...    NO BLACKS for god's sake!!! these are WHITE Culture stories!!!    Ninjas and such...  These are ASIAN Culture!!!    so anything like a Black Vampire/viking/knight/ninja IS totally, absolutely and balantly RIDICULOUS!! :eek:    Not to mention the most modern stereotypes like:  a black boss...:rolleyes:   a black Police chief.. :rofl   a black IT whiz... yeah right!...  a black scientific... :rolleyes:   and so on and on....     The other anoying trend is when they change characters that's been forever white into black:  green eyed, blond, Green Lantern turned into a green eyed negro... :rolleyes:   Dr. Doolittle, into eddy murphy....  I know there are many others... just cant remember right now...    An then there are the programs that for some reason are too white (maybe scaped the PC radar) and get a black character out of nowhere....  smallville  and many others...