[HairOfTheDog]

Personally it's my view that while quite a few women do appriciate JRRT, and even greater number don't have the mental acumen to grasp it. "The Hobbit" was about as far as their attention span allowed their interest journey.

This is such obnoxious drivel. There are a lot of people who fit that category. I guess you have never heard a football player interviewed.

[HairOfTheDog]

My earlier reply to you was unfairly condesending to football players and I have regretted it for that reason since pushing the "Post Reply" button.

Your quote: Personally it's my view that while quite a few women do appriciate JRRT, and even greater number don't have the mental acumen to grasp it. "The Hobbit" was about as far as their attention span allowed their interest journey.

My Reply: This is such obnoxious drivel. There are a lot of people who fit that category. I guess you have never heard a football player interviewed.

Had I waited, a better example that some males may also not possess the mental acumen to "grasp" Tolkien would appear in this very thread:

And the screwiest thing about the LoTR hype is that people aren't just talking about it as a movie. They constantly present it as some kind of mystical experience, the battle of good versus evil...

HEY -- it's a kid's story about monsters and magic, people! Get real! Look out the window! There are no monsters in real life. There is no magic in real life.

-MarkWar