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The Hobbit Is Like Great Granddaddy Is Black
The Hobbit is like great granddaddy is black now. Queen Mary-Elle of Numenor is also played by an actress of color. I do think that beauty and desirability racial politics will come into play in discussions there. Sadak who is one of the Harfoot characters. The Harfoot are the predecessors of the Hobbit culture.
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