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Title makes it sound like he didn't like the person, article says he loathed the media he produced, a pretty big difference.
by neaden 8y ago
Title makes it sound like he didn't like the person, article says he loathed the media he produced, a pretty big difference.
- arkades 8y ago> But he also called Disney a “poor boob” and lamented “What might not have come of it if this man had been educated—or even brought up in a decent society?”
- Jtsummers 8y agoThe article’s writing isn’t clear but I think CS Lewis wrote that. Either way, that’s not the same as loathing. It’s more dismissive and pitying. Loathing suggests at least a strong dislike of the person.
- jedwhite 8y agoThe headline conflates 'Disney studios' with Walt Disney, which Tolkien himself might be accused of also doing. The quote from Tolkien's letter is “by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).”