Canon is a fool's stricture, and in Magic: The Gathering, Lord of the Rings characters like Aragorn and Éowyn are Black.
“Some characters may look different from previous depictions—and that’s intentional,” Wizards of the Coast said in anahead of the release. This is also where the company declared its guiding pillars of originality and diversity. While the announcement didn’t directly address the racist backlash, it doesn’t take a palantír to see that Wizards of the Coast knows what’s happening out on Al Gore’s internet.
Here’s one that I found particularly silly: “So Aragorn is now an Easterling and not Numenorian ? If you don’t care about the lore, why work with the property?” Numenorians are the first men of Middle-earth. They can be Black, much like the first men of the world were African. One’s fastidious reliance on lore is a crutch to expansive interpretation. Here are a few more that are more obviously racist. “Black Aragorn is nonsense and madness.
Essentially, the change in this set is a deliberate aesthetic and a marketing choice. But it’s still a choice that fundamentally does not change the books, canon, lore, or even the story. Race shouldn’t matter when it comes to how we portray these characters. But it does matter to the fans. It matters to people who finally see themselves reflected in this artwork. White people have had white Aragorn for decades.
. Honoring the books means bringing them to life with your own interpretation. Honoring the books means expanding them to include the audiences that were always there to begin with. Honoring the books means bringing more depth, nuance, understanding, and, ultimately, a loving critique to the books. Honoring the books is a modern audience looking at all this gorgeous art and saying “maybe Tolkien should have just made Aragorn Black to begin with.
Argentina Últimas Noticias, Argentina Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings Set Is Full of Precious ArtThe new Lord of the Rings set from Wizards of the Coast, Tales From Middle-earth, includes franchise favorites as well as some lesser-known heroes and villains.
Leer más »
Magic: The Gathering Reveals More Lord Of The Rings CardsICYMI: Wizards of the Coast provides a better look at most of the new MagicTheGathering - The LordOfTheRings: Tales of Middle-earth set. MTG LOTR
Leer más »
Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gatheringProspects for a renewed military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore.
Leer más »
Beijing says no meeting between US, Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gatheringProspects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore.
Leer más »
Police to increase presence at Penn’s Landing after large teenage gatheringAuthorities will “continue to monitor the area for the foreseeable future” and work with local partners to deploy resources, police said.
Leer más »
Beijing says no meeting between U.S., Chinese defense chiefs at Singapore gatheringProspects for a renewed high-level military dialogue between China and the U.S. remain dim, with Beijing saying their defense chiefs will not hold a bilateral meeting while both are attending a weekend security conference in Singapore.
Leer más »