Yeah, I hate this show because it shits on the legendarium and it’s poorly made, not because there’s a black elf and women have a modicum of agency. But if you watch 10 video critiques of the show, 1 will be well reasoned and informative, 1 will contain barely hidden dog whistles and 8 will just be philofash openly raging about minorities, “wokeism” and how women don’t belong outside the kitchen.
Edit: I also feel like the reviewers and opinion writers that defended the show did a pretty poor job. Instead of the general “actually, if you don’t like it you are racist” they could have attacked the bigots’ bullshit while acknowledging that the show is not good. Something like “rop is bad, but not because of black people or strong women” would have had more people behind it.
Well that’s just it, isn’t it? The showrunners want positive press, and they’ll take the anti-bigot position hoping that minorities and allies will take up the cause and defend the show. They’re doing that instead of making the show better.
And there are some defenders who genuinely enjoy the show. Taste is a subjective matter, and if you like something, it’s doubly offensive to be told you’re wrong because of intolerance.
You also have a smattering of critics who don’t like Lord of the Rings, or who are tired of big-budget fantasy settings. Those people are just haters, but you can’t argue with them because there’s nothing of any substance to talk about.
The people who had legitimate complaints about the show aren’t motivated to defend it against bigotry (like you and I), so all you get is the echochambers filled with ulterior motives.
Yeah, I hate this show because it shits on the legendarium and it’s poorly made, not because there’s a black elf and women have a modicum of agency. But if you watch 10 video critiques of the show, 1 will be well reasoned and informative, 1 will contain barely hidden dog whistles and 8 will just be philofash openly raging about minorities, “wokeism” and how women don’t belong outside the kitchen.
Edit: I also feel like the reviewers and opinion writers that defended the show did a pretty poor job. Instead of the general “actually, if you don’t like it you are racist” they could have attacked the bigots’ bullshit while acknowledging that the show is not good. Something like “rop is bad, but not because of black people or strong women” would have had more people behind it.
Well that’s just it, isn’t it? The showrunners want positive press, and they’ll take the anti-bigot position hoping that minorities and allies will take up the cause and defend the show. They’re doing that instead of making the show better.
And there are some defenders who genuinely enjoy the show. Taste is a subjective matter, and if you like something, it’s doubly offensive to be told you’re wrong because of intolerance.
You also have a smattering of critics who don’t like Lord of the Rings, or who are tired of big-budget fantasy settings. Those people are just haters, but you can’t argue with them because there’s nothing of any substance to talk about.
The people who had legitimate complaints about the show aren’t motivated to defend it against bigotry (like you and I), so all you get is the echochambers filled with ulterior motives.