Evil races?

From: Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_...>
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2002 12:25:47 -0500

>> Tolkein In Tolkiens defense, he was writing in an era in which racial
>> identification was a current issue. I am much more concerned, as you
>> mention, by the way that D&D appears to perpuate this uncritically.

> Nonsense. These are just ordinary topoi of fantasy literature.

If true, that would be a reason for even stronger concern. I'm not sure it is true, except for books which are set in gameworlds.

Even those have exceptions, such as the 'Dark Elf' trilogy in one of the D&D series.

Andrew