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Speaking of TV, an interesting campaign in the Culture War is unfolding now. The massive "The Rings of Power" prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" has premiered on Prime. It's good, as a LOTR fan going back to my teens, I like it. But is has become the target of right wing review-bombing. Rising up like hordes of orcs, legions of trolls and bots are seeking to cancel the series with bad ratings on Prime and IMDB.
The reason: the series features a diverse cast, so, (horrors!) we see black and brown elves, hobbits, dwarves, and men! It is pitiable and ridiculous, if you can accept an elf in the first place, it seems a smaller ask to take in a black elf. But this is the fight they are making. This has happened before; Amazon had to screen the ratings of 'A League of Their Own' because of a similar review-bombing effort.
If you are so inclined, you might drop by IMDB and fight back the Shadow by giving 'The Rings of Power' a 10.
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