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#Orcposting
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About
#Orcposting is a Twitter hashtag accompanying screenshots from The Lord of the Rings films with captions mocking multiculturalism and globalism by depicting orcs as Muslim refugees.
Origin
On May 23rd, Twitter user @Amish_Drive_By[1] posted a screenshot of elven archers from Lord of the Rings with a joke caption describing them as Hungarians awaiting a "migrant legion bearing the white hand of Merkel" (shown below).
!["Hungarians man the walls of their national redoubt after hearing word of an approaching migrant legion bearing the white han Hungarians man the walls of their national redoubt after hearing word of an approaching migrant legion bearing the white hand of Merkel](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/696/54f.jpg)
Spread
On May 26th, Twitter user @nontolerantman[7] tweeted a screenshot of several orcs along with the message "Reminder that it's a small minority of Orcs that are responsible for the attacks on Gondor" (shown below, left). The following day, @Amish_Drive_By[8] posted another Lord of the Rings image along with a caption about orcs commuting "long distances to access the resources that privileged men and elves enjoy" along with the hashtag "#orcposting" (shown below, right).
!["Reminder that it's a small minority of Orcs that are responsible for the attacks on Gondor" Reminder that it's a small minority of Orcs that are responsible for the attacks on Gondor](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/694/392.jpg)
!["Orcs have to commute long distances to access the resources that privileged men and elves enjoy." Orcs have to commute long distances to access the resources that privileged men and elves enjoy. #orcposting](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/704/0e0.jpg)
On May 29th, the hashtag #Orcposting began trending on Twitter. On May 30th, an #Orcposting thread was launched on 4chan's /pol/ board, which gathered upwards of 260 replies within 24 hours.[3]
![/pol/ thread ■ Anonymous (ID: 6045 RD) 05/30/17(Tue)19:58:24 No. 127750872 The population of the Shire is aging. Without Orcs, they face crisis. Thanks to MEU open border policy, I say Refugees Welcome! #orcposting Orignal (Engbach überserzen 1277596 10 22127759794ー127762 170-27762839 ace crisis. Thanks127757127 #OrcPosting > Anonymous (ID: File: orcposting5.png (198 KB, 512x264) EC SND) 05/30/17(Tue)19:58:55 No.127750930 >> O Anonymous (ID:aHID) File: lotr23.ipg (228 KB, 1363x837) 05/30/17(Tue)20:09:12 No.1277521521](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/707/373.jpg)
Meanwhile, Redditor Justforclaritysake submitted a Time magazine cover photoshopped wit the face of an Uruk-hai warrior from Lord of the Rings with the headline "The New Face of Gondor: How Orcish Immigrants Are Shaping Middle Earth's First Multicultural Society" to /r/MemeEconomy[4] (shown below). Also on May 29th, evolutionary psychologist Geoffery Miller tweeted an image of a Lord of the Rings battle with the caption "Uruk-Hai will assimilate within 3 or 4 generations. The real problem is Urukophobia" (shown below, right).[9]
![Time Magazine Cover "The New Face of Gondor" SPECIAL ISSUE TIME id Take a good look at this person of Gondor He was created by a palanti om a mix of the future races f Gondor. What you see is a remarkable preview of THE NEW FACE OF GONDOR How Orcish Immigrants Are Shaping Middle Earth's First Multicultural Society](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/682/ea4.png)
![Geoffery Miller tweet a1 Geoffrey Miller @primalpoly This is fine, The Uruk-Hai will assimilate within 3 or 4 generations. The real problem is Urukophobia.'](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/260/710/f5e.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – @Amish_Drive_By
[2] Twitter – @Turdykins
[3] Archive.is – #OrcPosting
[4] Reddit – Immigrant Orc memes are quickly picking up steam
[5] Archive.is – Orcposting 2
[6] Archive.is – Orcposting 3 the Return of the Meme
[7] Twitter – @nontolerantman
[8] Twitter – @Amish_Drive_By
[9] Twitter – @primalpoly
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