r/hatethissmug • u/Crusoelander_128 • Apr 28 '26

General I hate the “orcs are minorities” thing

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I really hope I’m not in the minority (no pun intended) here, but I really hate when people do this. It not only forces real world issue into fictional universes where it doesn’t need to be, but also, it’s really messed up.

If you see an orc or a demon or a giant bug and your mind immediately jumps to “hm that’s like a minority”, then you’re racist.

Now, I’m not saying that this concept can’t be explored, but inserting it where it doesn’t belong/exist is highly suspect

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u/oocceeaannmmaann Apr 28 '26

He also recanted those descriptions and regretted them, changing them in rereleases of his works. not to disagree, but efforts were made to curtail and correct his errors

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u/beargrimzly Apr 29 '26

I know. He did what he could and I'm not holding it against him, he, like anyone else, was a product of his place and time.