▁writing ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁end ors es ▁Andrew ▁O ' He h ir ' s ▁comment ▁on ▁Sal on . com ▁that ▁or cs ▁are ▁" by ▁design ▁and ▁intention ▁a ▁northern ▁European ' s ▁par ano id ▁car ic ature ▁of ▁the ▁races ▁he ▁has ▁dim ly ▁heard ▁about ". ▁O ' He h ir ▁describes ▁or cs ▁as ▁" a ▁sub human ▁race ▁b red ▁by ▁M org oth ▁and / or ▁Sa ur on ▁( although ▁not ▁created ▁by ▁them ) ▁that ▁is ▁mor ally ▁irre de em able ▁and ▁deser ves ▁only ▁death . ▁They ▁are ▁dark - sk inned ▁and ▁sl ant - ey ed , ▁and ▁although ▁they ▁possess ▁reason , ▁speech , ▁social ▁organization ▁and , ▁as ▁Sh ipp ey ▁mentions , ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁moral ▁sens ibility , ▁they ▁are ▁inher ently ▁evil ." ▁He ▁notes ▁Tol k ien ' s ▁own ▁description ▁of ▁them ▁( qu oted ▁above ), ▁saying ▁it ▁could ▁scarcely ▁be ▁more ▁reve aling ▁of ▁his ▁attitude ▁to ▁the ▁" Other ", ▁but ▁exc uses ▁him ▁saying ▁that ▁" it ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁product ▁of ▁his ▁background ▁and ▁era , ▁like ▁most ▁of ▁our ▁in es cap able ▁pre jud ices . ▁At ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁conscious ▁intention , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁rac ist ▁or ▁an ▁anti - Sem ite " ▁and ▁mentions ▁his ▁letters ▁to ▁this ▁effect . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁Christopher ▁who ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁R AF ▁in ▁the