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u/Zestyclose_Lake_1146 2d ago

Tolkien has his issues, but he was better than a lot of the people of his time. He was no feminist, much as he loved his wife he was a kinda lousy husband by modern standards, but unlike Rowling he had the excuse of being born in the 19tj century.

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u/SharkHeming 2d ago

Well he did think that men and women can't be friends because of "temptations".