This shyt literally has never worked yet studios keep doing it. Ask yourself why.
There are black humans in LOTR, and brown colored hobbits. I'm sure some people would have still been mad if they were portrayed in the show, but to me throwing black elves and dwarves into the mix is a joke. If you don't want to respect lore, leave shyt alone IMO. Worse yet here when this is literally based on less than 200 pages from an appendix, about the least interesting age in the LOTR universe (second age).
The books and lore concept of race is more along the lines of species than our modern view (different color races, same species). Elves are a race. Dwarves are a race. Humans are a race. Etc. In that sense the story has always been about diversity in terms of working together to face common enemies, respecting each others culture, and even interracial sexual relations. I think that's a reason why it's one of the top 5 best selling books of all time, why they've been translated into every language, and why the films were smash hits. The themes and truths in the series resonate with people. Shoehorning a black elf into this just seems ridiculous to me.
And it's not just that issue. Why is Galadriel wearing armor and being a warrior? It's algorithm, focus group driven content.
