Jonah nails it again in his new review of “The Two Towers,” where he saves us from any more lugubrious commentary in favor of making fun of others, especially those who see, say, Orcs as a disturbingly racist fantasy:
One is tempted to ask who is the real racist here? On the one hand we have people – like me – who see horrific, flesh-eating, dull-witted creatures with jagged feral teeth, venomous mouths, pointed devilish ears, and reptilian skin, and say, “Cool, Orcs!” On the other hand we have people, like Mr. Yatt, who see the same repugnant creatures and righteously exclaim “black people!”
I must say whenever I think of Jonah in future, the phrase, “Cool, Orcs!”, will hover genially in my frontal lobe. Read the whole piece.
The Dish 