Re: CHAT: Cockney Orkish as she is spoken.
| From: | Orjan Johansen <oerjan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 23, 1999, 18:08 |
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On Tue, 23 Feb 1999, JOEL MATTHEW PEARSON wrote:
> The choice of Cockney as a replacement for orkish dialects makes
> *some* sense, though, if you look at the sociological underpinnings
> of the Lord of the Rings: If the Shire is meant to stand in for rural
> England and rural English values (as is commonly assumed), then Mordor
> could be seen as a stand in for grimy, polluted, industrial London. Fr=
om
> that point of view it makes sense to portray Orcs as Cockneys, who are
> commonly stereotyped as being crass, vulgar, and criminal. I'm not say=
ing
> I agree with the analogy (I actually find it quite offensive), but I ca=
n
> understand where it might come from...
I guess, however, that there is no chance that they make a sequel by the
name "My Fair Orc-Lady"...
Greetings,
=D8rjan.