People want to have it both ways.

  • Darth_Reagan [they/them, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    Certain Tolkien nerds are so obnoxious about this, it’s like a mantra. In a lot of online spaces if you ever try to talk about allegory in Lord of the Rings you’ll get a dozen of these people responding purely to tell you Tolkien hated allegory. As though everyone isn’t already aware.