![The Rings of Power is suffering a racist backlash for casting actors of colour – but Tolkien's work has always attracted white supremacists The Rings of Power is suffering a racist backlash for casting actors of colour – but Tolkien's work has always attracted white supremacists](https://images.theconversation.com/files/483364/original/file-20220907-15616-jyw7dk.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=1200.0&fit=crop)
The Rings of Power is suffering a racist backlash for casting actors of colour – but Tolkien's work has always attracted white supremacists
![Gavia Baker-Whitelaw on Twitter: "Some of the male elves in Amazon's Lord of the Rings show have short hair, sparking controversy in LOTR fandom. How does this line up with official Tolkien Gavia Baker-Whitelaw on Twitter: "Some of the male elves in Amazon's Lord of the Rings show have short hair, sparking controversy in LOTR fandom. How does this line up with official Tolkien](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLvt97TXMAIZ4a_.jpg)
Gavia Baker-Whitelaw on Twitter: "Some of the male elves in Amazon's Lord of the Rings show have short hair, sparking controversy in LOTR fandom. How does this line up with official Tolkien
![Why do the elves in LOTR all have long hair, instead of short(er) hair like the humans? Wouldn't short hair be more practical in battle? - Quora Why do the elves in LOTR all have long hair, instead of short(er) hair like the humans? Wouldn't short hair be more practical in battle? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9ea4a3c48f6fe6c5b63d80663c6a3390.webp)
Why do the elves in LOTR all have long hair, instead of short(er) hair like the humans? Wouldn't short hair be more practical in battle? - Quora
![Yeah i'm more certain than ever that short haired elves shouldn't be a thing. Saw it and was wondering why it wasn't posted here. Well done to the artist though! : r/LOTR_on_Prime Yeah i'm more certain than ever that short haired elves shouldn't be a thing. Saw it and was wondering why it wasn't posted here. Well done to the artist though! : r/LOTR_on_Prime](https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/1U5yvOL6JERT8jG82Xt-mPJTs9BeCueVuVC0d1Thka8.jpg)
Yeah i'm more certain than ever that short haired elves shouldn't be a thing. Saw it and was wondering why it wasn't posted here. Well done to the artist though! : r/LOTR_on_Prime
![The Good, the Bad, and the Elvish Crew-cut: Analysing Vanity Fair's Rings of Power article | A Phuulish Fellow The Good, the Bad, and the Elvish Crew-cut: Analysing Vanity Fair's Rings of Power article | A Phuulish Fellow](https://phuulishfellow.files.wordpress.com/2022/02/lord-of-the-rings-002.jpg?w=1200)
The Good, the Bad, and the Elvish Crew-cut: Analysing Vanity Fair's Rings of Power article | A Phuulish Fellow
![Why exactly are people complaining about the ears? And long hair is also never mentioned in the books… : r/LOTR_on_Prime Why exactly are people complaining about the ears? And long hair is also never mentioned in the books… : r/LOTR_on_Prime](https://preview.redd.it/w34j505h44h81.jpg?auto=webp&s=6cd5ef43e8040702f0240942fbef5bb9714eefe5)