Hobbit Casting Agent Fired For Dismissing Non-White Hobbits

[The_root_of_all_evil]

So you're requiring proof beyond all reasonable doubt and question?

Nope, just that there is some reason why Gollum could only be played by a Jewish actor, like you asserted in the first place.

Like were in murder trial?

Reductio ad absurdum

At least I provided you substantiation of the fact that there's scholarly research suggesting that Tolkien's inspiration for Gollum was Golem.

What you provided was scholarly research suggesting that Tolkien's inspiration for the name was there.

What have you provided in support of your contrary position? A whole lotta nothing, best as I can tell.

Oh, you'd like evidence? Well, it's never mentioned, it's never hinted at, Smeagol's ancestry is from the same area as Middle Earth - which was based around Europe, Golem's are tall, stoic creatures made of clay that carry the words in their head - can't speak - and have carvings on their head that can be removed to render them immobile; Gollum, on the other hand, is a short, thieving, murdering creature that lives in the dark, feeds itself on fish, can't stop chattering to itself and used to carry one of the great gifts of the evil god.

That and the fact that Gollum was originally called Glip; and not Goldburg, or some of the more usual Jewish names.

Just a thought for you to be going on with. Trying to find evidence that the Pope and Sandi Toksvig aren't related would be equally difficult because most people would accept that that was crazy just by the sound of it. You wouldn't really have to have a whole lot of evidence to prove that.

 

[The Stonker]

Oh for fuck sakes.
Aren't all the Tooks white skinned?
Plus, this just stirs up an image of "there must be one black guy in every movie".

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Thus the nerd rage builds up in me...So close...to bursting.

Fuckin' A. Like, really? I hate all topics about this. Maybe this person needs to go read the fucking book before they apply for an acting job in the damn movie.

Are you saying black people can't read?

Oh my gosh. I nearly rolled out of my chair. rofl hahahahah Thank you for that. =)

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

They fired him because they had to. Hobbits are light skinned, why show up if you're Pakistani?

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Nor is Constable Dorfl [http://wiki.lspace.org/wiki/Dorfl] but both are awesome. Thanks for reminding me that I need to read those books again, root.

MY PLEASURE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO HURRY IT UP THOUGH. JUST A THOUGHT

 

[reg42]

Fucking load of mother fucking horse shit. If they did a film about Africa and they where asked to find Africans it wouldn't be racist. THIS IS FUCKING HORSESHIT. You need white people to play the hobbit you need fucking black people to play black people.

You're not being discriminated against, if discrimination is such a big problem for you why don't you fuck off back to Africa I'll even pay for your fucking ticket.

EDIT: Don't quote me saying what I said is racist as it is not.

Shut up PayJ, we all know you're a ******-loving traitor to your race. One day me and the Klan will come pay you a visit.

EDIT: Don't quote me saying what I said is racist as I will lynch you.

Fuck you honky. I'll clap clap you up with my .45

Me and my home dawgs will fuck you and your po po bitches.

EDIT: If you gunna quote me dawg you better be ready for some black heaters in your face.

[sub]Amazing the lingo you can pick up from GTA San andreas.[/sub]

*sniff, sniff* Yep, thought I smelled an "internet gangsta."

Fucking load of mother fucking horse shit. If they did a film about Africa and they where asked to find Africans it wouldn't be racist. THIS IS FUCKING HORSESHIT. You need white people to play the hobbit you need fucking black people to play black people.

You're not being discriminated against, if discrimination is such a big problem for you why don't you fuck off back to Africa I'll even pay for your fucking ticket.

Try not to swear so much! You can easily make your point without heinous writing!

Nawh swearing emphasises the point better than just saying it.

Fucking load of mother fucking horse shit. If they did a film about Africa and they where asked to find Africans it wouldn't be racist. THIS IS FUCKING HORSESHIT. You need white people to play the hobbit you need fucking black people to play black people.

You're not being discriminated against, if discrimination is such a big problem for you why don't you fuck off back to Africa I'll even pay for your fucking ticket.

Whilst I agree that if Hobbits are always described as white then it makes sense to have that in the outlines (I didn't know they were, but whatever), the way you've put across your point - and especially the sentiment in your last 2 lines - leave the impression that you're a total pig.

I would go over the whole thing about how you can be black (or any colour) and British but I get the feeling my virtual breath would be wasted.

OT: I think the issue seems to arise from the man having done this himself when perhaps the director/producer's intention was to simply have multi-racial Hobbits (burn them, they're deviating from the books ever-so-slightly, etc.).

It's not about being British at all. So I don't know where you got that from.

Oh, I dunno, maybe it was the "I'll buy you a ticket back to Africa" part, which you so charmingly phrased. It doesn't even make sense to write that after talking about a director searching for Africans to play Africans (surely they'd do that in Africa then?).

I seriously wouldn't have been surprised if the next thing to come out of your mouth was about them "taking our jobs".

They aren't taking our jobs. Our jobs have already been taken o_o

BY THEM!

I fucking hope you're joking.

I fear there's no joking involved. Just a heaping pile of ignorance.

It's all fun and games man.

It's weird way to amuse yourself, I think, but whatever floats your boat.

Well your sitting at a computer doing the exact same thing. So dawg check yo self before you wreck yo'self.

TOOO LATE OH YOU GOT PWNNNNNNN'D.

OH NO SHE DDN'T! I felt that pwnage all the way from Africa. Me and all the black hobbits wuz like "nigga wut".
Then we went hunting."

Catch any child soldiers for the local warlord?

Only 3... It's been a slow week.
I need this post to be more controversial. Hmm... Oh!
AIDS.

See, if you stopped cutting off their arms and legs more could fight for you.

When will you black hobbits learn, harvest them young, torment them daily, drug them till they swell up.

Stop cutting off their arms and legs? Are you fucking retarded? How will I sex them up?!?

 

[JDKJ]

So you're requiring proof beyond all reasonable doubt and question?

Nope, just that there is some reason why Gollum could only be played by a Jewish actor, like you asserted in the first place.

Like were in murder trial?

Reductio ad absurdum

At least I provided you substantiation of the fact that there's scholarly research suggesting that Tolkien's inspiration for Gollum was Golem.

What you provided was scholarly research suggesting that Tolkien's inspiration for the name was there.

What have you provided in support of your contrary position? A whole lotta nothing, best as I can tell.

Oh, you'd like evidence? Well, it's never mentioned, it's never hinted at, Smeagol's ancestry is from the same area as Middle Earth - which was based around Europe, Golem's are tall, stoic creatures made of clay that carry the words in their head - can't speak - and have carvings on their head that can be removed to render them immobile; Gollum, on the other hand, is a short, thieving, murdering creature that lives in the dark, feeds itself on fish, can't stop chattering to itself and used to carry one of the great gifts of the evil god.

That and the fact that Gollum was originally called Glip; and not Goldburg, or some of the more usual Jewish names.

Just a thought for you to be going on with. Trying to find evidence that the Pope and Sandi Toksvig aren't related would be equally difficult because most people would accept that that was crazy just by the sound of it. You wouldn't really have to have a whole lot of evidence to prove that.

I wasn't the one setting impossible burdens of proof. That was you, as I recall. As in "You'll perhaps recall you said that Gollum was Jewish. I've yet to see evidence that proves this."