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by Brigand 1249 days ago
You could replace the orcs in lotr with the germans, and their leader as sauron. Does that make lotr racist? I don’t think so.
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Do a quick google search for LOTR and racism, and you'll find for yourself that the line isn't quite so clear.

That said, I"m fairly sure you'd have to change a number of things to make "goblins/orcs" match up with real world Germans (such as the cannibalism) But it's been some years since I read LOTR.