Wenn woke Tolkien-Fans von heute eine Zeitreise machen... (Ein nicht unwesentlicher Teil der derzeitigen Tolkienforschung versucht seit Jahren krampfhaft, dem katholischen Autor eine woke Gesinnung nachzuweisen.)

12 Tsd.
De Profundis teilt das
1989
Christine Friedmann

@Billy F
Panel 1:
Woman (crying, upset):

"Professor Tolkien, you were woke, right? I absolutely need to know that so I can continue reading your books."
Tolkien:
"I'm sorry, but the way you're using that term is unfamiliar to me."
Panel 2:
Woman (angrily):

"'Woke' means that someone is really smart and knows that old white men are racist and evil and that their cultural influence must be dismantled so that the oppression of PoC and transgender people finally stops."
Tolkien:
"…"
Panel 3:
Tolkien:

"Edith, my dear! Please call the constable,
We have a lunatic in our front yard!"