re: An example of what's wrong with Pinkerton
Anyone ignorant of the difference between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings seems little qualified to make social commentary on either.
I have read that the islanders in Jackson's Kong are gray... and I am reminded of Ursula LeGuin's The Lathe of Heaven.
To Pinkerton's credit, he got this right: "there's no point in getting worked up over it."