Lawd Dem Rangs

Lawd Dem Rangsrefers to a series ofmemesmocking cast diversity in the 2022Amazontelevision series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, in which, unlikethe 2001 adaptation, multiple characters are portrayed by BIPOC actors. Inspired by a We Wuz Kingsmeme circulated after the announcement of the series in 2017, the meme surged in popularity on 4chan's /tv/ board near the time of the series premiere in 2022 with posts about a Black dwarfess character changing a gospel about "dem rangz."