transcription: in lotr the word "man" is only used for human men so now im imagining like, someone: "are you a man or a woman?" pippin: "im a hobbit" someone: "but whats in your trousers?" pippin: "mostly snacks"

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[–] 78 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (6 children)

Correction, Tolkien uses 'man' for 'human' in general, following Old English semantics.

More accurately it'd be, "are you were or wife?"

Thus it came to the ears of Hobbiton that a guest was come, who asked of Pippin whether, as one of the Men, he was a were or wife. "Neither", Pippin declared: "I am an Hobbit". But the visitor was yet unwilling to yield, and asked once more which was the matter below his belt. "Food, I suppose, my sir; elevensies, lunch, and possibly an afternoon meal, if I will."

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    Yes, until the infuriating plot break when Tolkien had Éowyn say "I am no man" and fucking succeeded in killing the Witch King with Merry. Then he was absolutely using 'man' to mean cisgender male human.

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  • [–] 26 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    "What's in Frodo's trousers?"

    Golum and Samwise in unison: "My precious" 🥵

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Hobbits and hobbettes.

    Dwarfs and dmarfs.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    They are a different race, what if they have different genitals? Or no genitals? They might not even reproduce what if they just grow from mushrooms in the woods and there entire purpose is to die on the mushrooms and bring all that fertilizer back to the fungus?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sam married and had a ton of kids. I think they definitely reproduce somehow. Could be a spore situation. Maybe Hobbits work like WH40K Krorks, aka Orks.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    How do they figure out which bathrooms to use without major incidents!?

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Hobbits are men (distantly related) in Tolkien's lore.

    Dwarves and Elves are completely different things.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Source for hobbits being related to men?

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    "It's true, you don't see many dwarf women. And in fact they're so alike in voice and appearance, they're often mistaken for dwarf men!"

    (Whispering) "It's the beards."

    I was never quite sure whether Aragorn meant "beards are how you tell them apart" or "the women having beards are why they're so often mistaken"

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    isn't it definitely the latter?

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