Writer Says “The Blind Side” Peddles The Most Insidious Kind Of Racism
Melissa Anderson, a writer for the Dallas Observer, wrote a review of the new Sandra Bullock movie, “The Blind Side.” She condemned the movie, which tells the tale of a large mute African American who moves in with a white Christian family, as a racist story about white saviors who save downtrodden African Americans. She writes:
Blind Side the movie peddles the most insidious kind of racism, one in which whiteys are virtuous saviors, coming to the rescue of blacks who become superfluous in narratives that are supposed to be about them.
She continues:
Viewers, however, are constantly reminded of the pathologies the black gentle giant has escaped: the crack-addicted mother, the thugs of the country-ghetto housing project who offer him a 40-ouncer. Life with benevolent white people gives Michael the golden opportunity to partake in one of the most patronizing, we-are-the-world scenes imaginable: dueting with S.J. on “Bust a Move.” S.J. becomes an unbearable martinet, bossing Michael around during drills for football practice, where the large lad shines as a left tackle at the Christian academy, eventually drafted to Ole Miss. But Michael is unable to figure out what he actually needs to do on the field—until his white mama explains it to him: “This team is your family. You protect them.”
She concludes:
The filmmakers would like to lull you to sleep with this milk of amnesia, hiding behind the fact that this bewilderingly condescending movie is based on an actual person—but one who you end up knowing almost nothing about.
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« Previous 1 ... 4 5 6This is just more feel good BS for all these phony racist who keep
taliking that amnerikkka has moved beyond color, we are in a post racial
society.
So why do these phonies keep coming out with these distorted,racist minded
movies.
Black people can’t make no distorted movies about them.
well this was true story of a football player that was drafted by the ravens (not drafted by ole miss he was recruited and signed with them he had a choice of schools where he could of when to unlike pro football I hate when non sports people try to speak sports lingo) and while this was a good thing that this family did black people never see it as white people see it. as far as white people go that think that all black people are in this kind of condition. white people don’t see us as individual and Michael Oher situation as individual they see as all black people they see us a whole and that problem with the movie not micheal oher problem but a black problem and all of us are like that and even micheal oher had a problem with the movie he said that in a interview he said a lot of that stuff was out in for dramatic effect and he was playing football and blocking his whole life look it up this is a case where the white media trying to make white people as if they r the savior of black people
tlynn69:
I actally forgot about the Secret life of Bees.
That’s a good point.lol
I dont see anyone talking about the Secret Life of Bees where a young white girl seeks out and is taken in by a Black woman and her sisters and helped and raised . These are movies and shouldnt be taken on the basis of black and white but about how God can put love and compassion into anyones heart take on a person who is having a hard time or down and out and provide the love, help and compassion they need to get through. I rather liked Precious and Blind Side. Precious to me was a movie that shows what happens to alot of our children weather black or white or mexican or whatever it happens. And so they show white people taking intrest it was a movie a vision the writer had on how he wanted to present it . And in Blind Side look at how Michael was treated by the people who he thought cared about him and how he was tossed about . I look at it as God put it into this womans heart to help someone who needed it and God put them in the position to meet for him to get what he needed. I guess because I have an opened mind and am a child of God I dont see black or white in these circ**stances just that they were Delivered by our Lord and savior and given a chance . And I look at how I help others I am there for anyone who needs love compassion and encouragment whearthe black, white, asian,hispanic..ect. if the lord puts it on my heart to help where I can I do.If we all would take the time to help each other and love and uplift each and show compassion to each other this world would be a better place. GOD BLESS
The problem once again is imagery. Of course if this white family can bring some happiness and stability in the life of this young Black male, hoorah. That being said, what is literally FORCED down the throats of people, Black people in particular is the image of this over and over. The same old white “savior” story line over and over. Not that being a savior is a negative, but geez are there any Black ones for white folks? Are there not any stories that depict Black people taking in a young white male or female for that matter, nurturing them, providing a home for them, etc? I think there are, but you won’t see that on the silver screen. There have been stories, especially in the south of dirt poor white folks coming to Black folks for help and getting it. But you don’t see that on the silver screen, do you? For all the “priviledge” that white folks have, it is no wonder that they are depicted as the “savior” of Black folks. However, for all the disadvantages that Black people have endured, they have opened their hearts and homes to white people, (who can’t seem to get help from their “priviledged brethen and sisteren) but that has not been displayed for all to see, has it? You see, in the human family, help is help, no matter where you get it, but when you live in a society, that classifies you by a check box, lumps you in a category, discriminates by that category and still wants to say we are ALL Americans, there is a bit of hyprocisy there, don’t you think? Kinda makes you go, HMMMMMMM…. Well, let’s examine White Supremacy…if you dare. After all, it is a SCIENCE.
This goes to show why Black People hate on other Black people when they become sucessful instead of embracing their success.
It’s been going on since slavery times.and it’s even worse in today’s times.
Seriously did anbody else (other than myself)seen the movie????
Or they just judging the movie out of opinion without seeing it.
Michael Oher was suffering in his life(ie. hopping from foster home to foster home,washing his chothes he wearing in a sink by hand,freezing in the cold while wearing shorts on.etc…..) until the Tuohy family helped him in his acamedic future and treated him like family.
If they didn’t help him out he would been a junkie, or worse.
Don’t know about anyone else on here but if a white family accept me into their home, buy me a TRUCK,and pay for my education and give me money.Im’a accept that,just like he did.
F**k Pride. U can’t survive of pride and that’s what people forget these days.
Plus unlike Precious,The BLIND SIDE it’s a TRUE STORY.
It’s not 2 hours of lies like Precious is.
What would have been racist and wrong if they let him freeze to death in the cold,and they did the most human thing is take him in.
Black people need to stop hating on someone’s sucess.
If Denzel, Hallie,Sydney,Hattie,Jamie,Jennifer,Whoopi,and Forest isn’t mad about how they have to get their Oscars.
Why should we.
Ya’ll should be happy something positive came out all of these situations, and stop seeing the flaws.
Martin Luther King Jr’s dream….That we love each other and see each other as equal. Jesus is the Savior…not whitey. But hey, why you got to be so angry when it’s just love. Black momma, white adopted boy/man? White momma, black adopted boy/man? C’mon. What’s the difference? Let’s make it equal. Let’s forgive, like He forgives us. I was born in 1980. I didnt make slavery, i dont agree with slavery. Should i take personal responsibility for what foolish greedy men did back in the day? Can i say i am better than they are? If I was raised to believe that it was right? NO! Am i glad that i wasnt raised that way? YES! You know the song “Amazing Grace” was written by a man that was a slave trader, and then he realized what he was doing was evil. People can change, society can change…by His amazing grace. One day, the promised land will be fully realized. And i want to be there…with Jesus…and with my black brothers and sisters and with my white brothers and sisters.
Peezhead,whites are privileged so they (you) don’t have to think about race or even care. Must be nice….
I do not know why people are getting offended from actual life experiences. Seems like they have nothing better to do. OMG, give it up already. This is the multicultural society we live in today, alot of white have more sympathy and understanding for the less fortunate individuals in the black community. Who is to say that they do not care or love like we do. Come on, when are we going to look at actual facts and notice that we are the ones keeping ourselves back. STOP looking for what we already know exsists, instead fix it. The question we should be asking is; “Why did it take a white family to notice this young guy had potential?”
“iwasmade2loveu” said exactly what I was thinking, and all I was coming to say.
Black Americans always b***hing about something…lol