Hobbits Repressed!

Wednesday, Aug 15, 2001

NPR did a piece this morning detailing the crackdown on Hobbits, and other Tolkien followers in Kazahkstan. The local government believes that dressing weird is against the public good, and they aren't standing for it. Something tells me they don't sell as many Darth Maul masks there, either... (thanks to David for the link)

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