{"id":1608183,"date":"2022-08-16T09:08:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608183"},"modified":"2022-08-16T09:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:15:25","slug":"predictably-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-executive-producer-calls-critics-racists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/predictably-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-executive-producer-calls-critics-racists\/","title":{"rendered":"Predictably, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Executive Producer Calls Critics Racists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpredictably-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-executive-producer-calls-critics-racists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power executive producer Lindsey Weber predictably decided to attack The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien fans as racists.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172285\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Sophia Nomvete as Princess Disa and Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Weber made it abundantly clear the production and show would be eschewing Tolkien\u2019s work when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/02\/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Vanity Fair in February<\/a>, \u201cIt felt only natural to us that an adaptation of Tolkien\u2019s work would reflect what the world actually looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTolkien is for everyone,\u201d she added. \u201cHis stories are about his fictional races doing their best work when they leave the isolation of their own cultures and come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-1340x561-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-768x322-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-08.56-boundingintocomics-62df03784c08b-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn and Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova as Arondir in Prime Video\u2019s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/10\/despite-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-including-hobbits-j-r-r-tolkien-made-it-clear-they-were-not-in-the-second-age\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Despite \u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power\u2019 Including Hobbits, J.R.R. Tolkien Made It Clear They Were Not In The Second Age<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Months after making it extremely clear that the show would not be following Tolkien\u2019s works, Weber is now accusing critics of racism.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6205837\/the-rings-of-power-amazon-most-expensive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time Magazine<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019re all up for criticism. We\u2019re not up for racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173647\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173647\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-1340x556-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-768x319-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.25-09.00-boundingintocomics-62df0472c5aeb-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thusitha Jayasundera Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows, and Sara Zwangobani as Marigold Brandyfoot in Prime Video\u2019s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And it\u2019s not just Weber, showrunner JD Payne also told Time that criticism of Galadriel wearing armor and the inclusion of a black elf will not be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>He described critics ironically quoting Tolkien as \u201ccreatures of dull and lumpish nature that had no more language than beasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172987\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick McKay and JD Payne on the set of Prime Video\u2019s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Let\u2019s be clear here, it is not racist to want characters that are described by J.R.R. Tolkien in a certain way to look like those characters when his stories are being adapted to television.<\/p>\n<p>As an example, no one wants Black Panther to be played by Ryan Gosling. They want Black Panther to be portrayed by a black man. No one would want Bruce Lee to be played by Chuck Norris. They want him to be portrayed by an Asian man.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172283\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172283\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.14-10.45-boundingintocomics-62d09ca04c87c-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn, Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir, and Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/02\/17\/youtuber-just-some-guy-on-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-casting-non-white-actors-in-a-middle-earth-show-is-like-casting-white-actors-in-a-black-panther-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTuber Just Some Guy On The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power: \u201cCasting Non-White Actors In A Middle-earth Show Is Like Casting White Actors In A Black Panther Movie\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>YouTuber Just Some Guy more eloquently explains, \u201cMiddle-earth is basically northwestern Europe, mostly England. he native people of those areas are all white. So all the races of Middle-earth would be white. And we know that\u2019s true because Tolkien described what they looked like. They are all white.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe actors can be non-white and if they can pass as European with or without makeup, they can play those characters,\u201d he details. \u201d They just need to look the part. Casting non-white actors in a Middle-earth Show is like casting white actors in a Black Panther movie. It makes no sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is also not racist or sexist to want characters like Galadriel to be portrayed on the screen as they are described by Tolkien in his works. Galadriel was not a warrior. She did not lead soldiers into battle.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Video, Amazon Studios, showrunners Patrick McKay and JD Payne, and executive producer Lindsey Weber portraying her as such are the ones in the wrong. And despite Weber claiming they can handle the criticism, they clearly can\u2019t as she is now name-calling her critics and using the media to attack the fans and the \u201cglobal audience\u201d that Prime Video is trying to get to watch their show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175109\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175109\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.04-04.39-boundingintocomics-62ebf629ed73e.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.04-04.39-boundingintocomics-62ebf629ed73e.png 1000w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.04-04.39-boundingintocomics-62ebf629ed73e-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.04-04.39-boundingintocomics-62ebf629ed73e-768x410-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.04-04.39-boundingintocomics-62ebf629ed73e-750x400-1.png 750w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-175109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/02\/lucasfilm-and-star-wars-racism-gambit-fails-obi-wan-kenobi-finale-viewership-worse-than-the-mandalorian-season-2-loki-and-wandavision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lucasfilm And Star Wars\u2019 Racism Gambit Fails, Obi-Wan Kenobi Finale Viewership Worse Than The Mandalorian Season 2, Loki, And WandaVision<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This tactic might have been effective five years to a decade ago, but it\u2019s been played out and people are seeing the truth behind those attacking the fans.<\/p>\n<p>The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm recently attempted a similar tactic with their <em>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/em> series and while it might have gotten them short-term gains, in the long-term it did not work out.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_174789\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174789\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-1340x561-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-768x322-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.29-boundingintocomics-62e934bd2f0d6-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-174789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reva (Moses Ingram) in Lucasfilm\u2019s OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+. \u00a9 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. &#038; \u2122. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company used actress Moses Ingram to try and gin up a controversy by accusing Star Wars fans of racist behavior. This was after Ingram revealed she had been coached by Lucasfilm to deal with a \u201cracist backlash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/obi-wan-kenobi-moses-ingram-interview-b2085167.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a>, \u201cIt was something that Lucasfilm actually got in front of, and said, \u2018This is a thing that, unfortunately, likely will happen. But we are here to help you; you can let us know when it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the premiere, Ingram would try and put her coaching to work as she revealed a number of screenshots of \u201cabuse\u201d she received. Many of the screenshots were anything but \u201cabuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_174785\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-174785\" class=\"size-full wp-image-174785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-1340x558-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-768x320-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.02-02.28-boundingintocomics-62e9348cd1ed4-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-174785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reva (Moses Ingram) in Lucasfilm\u2019s OBI-WAN KENOBI, exclusively on Disney+. \u00a9 2022 Lucasfilm Ltd. &#038; \u2122. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following this, Obi-Wan Kenobi debuted as the most watched original series on Disney+ with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spoilertv.com\/2020\/11\/weekly-nielsen-streaming-charts-updated.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nielsen reporting<\/a> the show\u2019s first three episodes raked in 958 million minutes viewed.<\/p>\n<p>However, by the show\u2019s sixth and final episode, <em>Obi-Wan Kenobi<\/em> viewership had decreased to 860 million minutes viewed. The following week the show didn\u2019t even chart on Nielsen\u2019s Top 10 list with Netflix\u2019s Ozark sitting in 10th with 330 million minutes viewed. That means Obi-Wan Kenobi viewership was below 330 million minutes viewed a week after its season finale.<\/p>\n<p>This tactic is played out. Audiences see it for what it is, a helpless deflection from poor decisions that lead to a terrible show.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_176678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176678\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.08.15-06.22-boundingintocomics-62fa8efa441bf-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-176678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What do you make of Weber\u2019s attack against fans? Are you surprised?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/12\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunner-admits-intention-of-show-was-to-do-something-different-but-familiar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power\u2019 Showrunner Admits Intention Of Show Was \u201cTo Do Something Different But Familiar\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power executive producer Lindsey Weber predictably decided to attack The Lord of the Rings and Tolkien fans as racists. 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