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Amazon Prime Video’s “Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power” has released a statement on Twitter expressing that they refuse to ignore or tolerate the “racism, threats, harassment, and abuse” that some of their cast mates of colour face daily.

When Black and brown cast members on “Rings of Power” were announced earlier this year, they were met with immediate backlash based on the colour of their skin.

After receiving many negative comments following the show’s premiere, Amazon Prime disabled the option for audiences to comment due to review bombing suspicions. “We refuse to ignore it or tolerate it. JRR Tolkien created a world which, by definition, is multi-cultural. A world in which free peoples from different races and cultures join together, in fellowship, to defeat the forces of evil. “Rings of Power” reflects that. Our world has never been all white, fantasy has never been all white. Middle-earth is not all white. BIPOC belong in middle-earth and they are here to stay.

Closing with the elvish word “Namárië,” meaning “farewell,” the post has been met with mixed responses.

 

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Pushing Diversity down the throat i see-Betray the Era,location,Sometimes artist’s vision & boom everything will feel fake & Dull. Imagine telling a Shaka Zulu story with Chinese representation lol,This is the reason i deleted my NetFlix & stuff,I was tired of patronising media.

Thats what U Get for Forcing Diversity where it doesn’t belong-Betray the Artist’s Vision & everything will just feel fake & Dull.A thing I hate about modern spinoffs,it curses both to series & movies. Its the reason why i deregistered my NetFlix, i was tired of patronising media

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