Comments on: Writer Says “The Blind Side” Peddles The Most Insidious Kind Of Racism http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/ Providing up to the minute, comprehensive and quality coverage of newsworthy events happening in African-American communities across the country. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:23:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.6 By: Samantha Hudson http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-5547385 Samantha Hudson Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:34:00 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-5547385 The point. You're missing it. The author is not arguing that this beautiful story should not be told. She's pointing out that it's been told poorly. Michael was done a disservice (and so was his adoptive family) when his story all of the sudden became a white people saving the gentle magical black giant story. It not only missed the point; it soared passed it while giving it the middle finger. The point. You’re missing it. The author is not arguing that this beautiful story should not be told. She’s pointing out that it’s been told poorly. Michael was done a disservice (and so was his adoptive family) when his story all of the sudden became a white people saving the gentle magical black giant story. It not only missed the point; it soared passed it while giving it the middle finger.

]]> By: Was the Movie Accurate? ‘Blind Side’ Inspiration to Release Memoir | http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-2337305 Was the Movie Accurate? ‘Blind Side’ Inspiration to Release Memoir | Sat, 05 Feb 2011 10:43:29 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-2337305 [...] interviews? In other words, what we think we know about this heartwarming (or insidious racism peddling, depending on who you ask) tale might have very little to do with Oher’s actual experience. [...] [...] interviews? In other words, what we think we know about this heartwarming (or insidious racism peddling, depending on who you ask) tale might have very little to do with Oher’s actual experience. [...]

]]> By: dancetodeath http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-855892 dancetodeath Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:06:43 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-855892 PS: I agree with Queenlfama's comments below. PS: I agree with Queenlfama’s comments below.

]]> By: dancetodeath http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-855872 dancetodeath Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:38:14 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-855872 Giving a home to anyone homeless is of course a good thing and more people should do it. But I felt that this film was told from an almost totally white perspective (and I am white myself) whereas Precious was told from a more realistic and black perspective and got into much deeper issues possibly because the director, Lee Daniels is not only black but willing to depart from many shallow assumptions. (Yes I know welfare mothers might have seemed inaccurately demonized and of late, Hollywood seems to only give awards to black actors who portray deeply flawed individuals -- but other than that (colossal issue) I thought Precious was an amazing film and did show a diverse set of black female characters.) I don't know if the director of The Blind Side is black or white but my guess is that he did not think certain things through on a very deep level. A lot of whites today still know very little about black people, and this movie was an embarrassing example of white ignorance and stereotyping if not overt racism. It may have meant well, but failed in several areas. For one, it was more about white issues around blackness than about the black football star. OK, that’s a valid topic, but where was any black voice? The football star was not a talkative guy but surely there were other black voices that could have strengthened the story. I felt the white people seemed very patronizing. Based on a true story it could have been a better film. I thought it's depiction of the football player's biological mother and environment was superficial, cartoon-ish and inadvertently racist due to ignorance on the part of the filmmakers. I realize crack, gangbanging and overwhelmed parents exist in the black community (and in every other community too) but this film had an almost Disney-movie-like, coffee-commercial-director-type portrayal. I don't mean to be nasty: I think it was an interesting story and they tried to do a good job telling it as close to the real life characters as they could but somehow it all rang false. It reminded me of some of the white reporters recently talking about Haiti's "poverty" while mentioning nothing about the dirty dealing policies of the colonial powers and the US with regards to Haiti for centuries. (France extracted debts from an enslaved people who’d had the courage to rebel and create their own nation, a nearly impossible feat; instead of paying reparations for millions of hours of free labor, France forced Haitians to pay more debts! This crippled the nation from the beginning and don't get me started on things done by the US.) The Blind Side, like some of these mainstream reporters, remained blind too to the story behind this football player's biological mother, the factors that went into the deterioration of the hood she lived in, and the historic legacy of racism. OK, that's a lot to ask from a single film about someone taken into someone's home because he was homeless, but the movie could have at least hinted at it in some way or at the very least questioned some of the patronizing attitudes of otherwise “well-meaning” whites. That someone took him in when he was homeless was a good thing. I have known many black people who have taken homeless whites in, including myself when I was extremely ill, and done many other charitable things for whites. I think these are stories worth telling, whether the charitable person is white or black; I just think that this film stayed a little too much on the surface, like most Hollywood movies in America, because whites, whether we admit it or not, are deathly afraid to look at ourselves, our legacy of racism and present day benefits, and somehow want to see ourselves nothing but innocent do-gooders. We’ve done some good, but we’ve also done some really horrific things that none of us want to look at. This is our blind side, and this is what the movie could have really been about. But it wasn’t. Giving a home to anyone homeless is of course a good thing and more people should do it. But I felt that this film was told from an almost totally white perspective (and I am white myself) whereas Precious was told from a more realistic and black perspective and got into much deeper issues possibly because the director, Lee Daniels is not only black but willing to depart from many shallow assumptions. (Yes I know welfare mothers might have seemed inaccurately demonized and of late, Hollywood seems to only give awards to black actors who portray deeply flawed individuals — but other than that (colossal issue) I thought Precious was an amazing film and did show a diverse set of black female characters.) I don’t know if the director of The Blind Side is black or white but my guess is that he did not think certain things through on a very deep level. A lot of whites today still know very little about black people, and this movie was an embarrassing example of white ignorance and stereotyping if not overt racism. It may have meant well, but failed in several areas.
For one, it was more about white issues around blackness than about the black football star. OK, that’s a valid topic, but where was any black voice? The football star was not a talkative guy but surely there were other black voices that could have strengthened the story. I felt the white people seemed very patronizing. Based on a true story it could have been a better film. I thought it’s depiction of the football player’s biological mother and environment was superficial, cartoon-ish and inadvertently racist due to ignorance on the part of the filmmakers. I realize crack, gangbanging and overwhelmed parents exist in the black community (and in every other community too) but this film had an almost Disney-movie-like, coffee-commercial-director-type portrayal. I don’t mean to be nasty: I think it was an interesting story and they tried to do a good job telling it as close to the real life characters as they could but somehow it all rang false.
It reminded me of some of the white reporters recently talking about Haiti’s “poverty” while mentioning nothing about the dirty dealing policies of the colonial powers and the US with regards to Haiti for centuries. (France extracted debts from an enslaved people who’d had the courage to rebel and create their own nation, a nearly impossible feat; instead of paying reparations for millions of hours of free labor, France forced Haitians to pay more debts! This crippled the nation from the beginning and don’t get me started on things done by the US.) The Blind Side, like some of these mainstream reporters, remained blind too to the story behind this football player’s biological mother, the factors that went into the deterioration of the hood she lived in, and the historic legacy of racism. OK, that’s a lot to ask from a single film about someone taken into someone’s home because he was homeless, but the movie could have at least hinted at it in some way or at the very least questioned some of the patronizing attitudes of otherwise “well-meaning” whites. That someone took him in when he was homeless was a good thing. I have known many black people who have taken homeless whites in, including myself when I was extremely ill, and done many other charitable things for whites. I think these are stories worth telling, whether the charitable person is white or black; I just think that this film stayed a little too much on the surface, like most Hollywood movies in America, because whites, whether we admit it or not, are deathly afraid to look at ourselves, our legacy of racism and present day benefits, and somehow want to see ourselves nothing but innocent do-gooders. We’ve done some good, but we’ve also done some really horrific things that none of us want to look at. This is our blind side, and this is what the movie could have really been about. But it wasn’t.

]]> By: rome_z255 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-846242 rome_z255 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:55:53 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-846242 @ADcolbert but when the person it happen to had a problem with the movie shouldn't we question that he didn't like the movie and said they fabricated some of that stuff. they help him out the kindness of their hearts but the white media blow it out of apportion @ADcolbert but when the person it happen to had a problem with the movie shouldn’t we question that he didn’t like the movie and said they fabricated some of that stuff. they help him out the kindness of their hearts but the white media blow it out of apportion

]]> By: ADColbert http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-844002 ADColbert Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:57:40 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-844002 Can't we be thankful that someone took the time to reach out and help another human being without the interference of a system that is failing? What is wrong with being thankful that a person and not a system helped to rebuild someone in a situation beyond their control? Let's be honest, the story is based on true facts, let it inspire folks to help not hinder or run away.... Can’t we be thankful that someone took the time to reach out and help another human being without the interference of a system that is failing? What is wrong with being thankful that a person and not a system helped to rebuild someone in a situation beyond their control? Let’s be honest, the story is based on true facts, let it inspire folks to help not hinder or run away….

]]> By: ProBlackfist http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-843612 ProBlackfist Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:45:07 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-843612 This 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. This 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.

]]> By: rome_z255 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-843532 rome_z255 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:08:02 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-843532 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 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

]]> By: sexytyrant http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-843182 sexytyrant Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:51:54 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-843182 tlynn69: I actally forgot about the Secret life of Bees. That's a good point.lol tlynn69:

I actally forgot about the Secret life of Bees.
That’s a good point.lol

]]> By: tlynn69 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-843082 tlynn69 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:33:36 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-843082 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 circumstances 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 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

]]> By: QueenIfama http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-842482 QueenIfama Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:17:59 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-842482 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. 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.

]]> By: sexytyrant http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-842472 sexytyrant Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:17:58 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-842472 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. Fuck 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. 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.

]]> By: aprilshowers1980 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-842322 aprilshowers1980 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:44:57 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-842322 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. 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.

]]> By: chamberslee38 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-841922 chamberslee38 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:17 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-841922 Peezhead,whites are privileged so they (you) don't have to think about race or even care. Must be nice.... Peezhead,whites are privileged so they (you) don’t have to think about race or even care. Must be nice….

]]> By: sweetdish_416 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-841462 sweetdish_416 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:06:56 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-841462 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?" 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?”

]]> By: ShadowPhoenix82 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-840802 ShadowPhoenix82 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:14:25 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-840802 "iwasmade2loveu" said exactly what I was thinking, and all I was coming to say. “iwasmade2loveu” said exactly what I was thinking, and all I was coming to say.

]]> By: peezhead http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-840522 peezhead Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:35:24 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-840522 Black Americans always bitching about something...lol Black Americans always b***hing about something…lol

]]> By: Caplemarr http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-840152 Caplemarr Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:39:04 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-840152 Oh how they love to show black pathologies in Hollywood mainstream films. The constant association of Blacks with poverty and violence amazes me. This is not a factual "true" story and the filmmakers take liberties with this film. This film is filled with stereotypes, not archetypes. Why couldn't the young man be good at math? This way... they could learn something from him as well. He is either being lectured, scolded or pitied. The main character is used as a mascot or a prop to tell a story that makes Sandra Bullock (who is one-dimensional) look like a great savior. Oh how they love to show black pathologies in Hollywood mainstream films. The constant association of Blacks with poverty and violence amazes me. This is not a factual “true” story and the filmmakers take liberties with this film. This film is filled with stereotypes, not archetypes. Why couldn’t the young man be good at math? This way… they could learn something from him as well. He is either being lectured, scolded or pitied. The main character is used as a mascot or a prop to tell a story that makes Sandra Bullock (who is one-dimensional) look like a great savior.

]]> By: OPINION: Why White People Love “Precious” And Black People Hate It | News One http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-6/#comment-837862 OPINION: Why White People Love “Precious” And Black People Hate It | News One Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:54:10 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-837862 [...] Writer Says “The Blind Side” Peddles The Most Insidious Kind Of Racism TAGS: Oscars, Precious Share with friends! [...] [...] Writer Says “The Blind Side” Peddles The Most Insidious Kind Of Racism TAGS: Oscars, Precious Share with friends! [...]

]]> By: iwasmade2loveu http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-836312 iwasmade2loveu Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:01:50 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-836312 This may be a common plot, but on the other hand this is a TRUE story. Lets try to stop making EVERYTHING racist. It creates a bigger wedge in the unity of man. This may be a common plot, but on the other hand this is a TRUE story. Lets try to stop making EVERYTHING racist. It creates a bigger wedge in the unity of man.

]]> By: 1NiceFella http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-835132 1NiceFella Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:17:35 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-835132 One more thing, the way history shaped this country, black people are too busy trying to play "catch up" to white people anyway, so most blacks don't have the advantage that they have anyway, not to sound inferior or anything! Hell, if you were homeless and had someone give you a place to stay and new clothes, and food to eat would u turn it down because they weren't your kind? I know it can be embarrassing and humiliating being taken in by strangers, but what other options did he have people? One more thing, the way history shaped this country, black people are too busy trying to play “catch up” to white people anyway, so most blacks don’t have the advantage that they have anyway, not to sound inferior or anything! Hell, if you were homeless and had someone give you a place to stay and new clothes, and food to eat would u turn it down because they weren’t your kind? I know it can be embarrassing and humiliating being taken in by strangers, but what other options did he have people?

]]> By: 1NiceFella http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-835112 1NiceFella Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:10:14 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-835112 I see the logic in the topic of this discussion, i mean when was the last time they made a movie about a down and out "white" teen being taken in by a "black" family and turning his life around and making it to the NFL? Are there not any privileged black families in America? Maybe blacks harbor too much animosity to do such a thing for a white kid anyway, considering the fact that whites were never slaves, and never had to endure the pain and suffering that blacks have, and are still enduring to this day. I wouldn't say the movie is a racist, because i personally have had experiences where white people have helped me before my own family would, but i do see the point of this discussion about white people always coming to "save the day"! I see the logic in the topic of this discussion, i mean when was the last time they made a movie about a down and out “white” teen being taken in by a “black” family and turning his life around and making it to the NFL? Are there not any privileged black families in America? Maybe blacks harbor too much animosity to do such a thing for a white kid anyway, considering the fact that whites were never slaves, and never had to endure the pain and suffering that blacks have, and are still enduring to this day. I wouldn’t say the movie is a racist, because i personally have had experiences where white people have helped me before my own family would, but i do see the point of this discussion about white people always coming to “save the day”!

]]> By: MarcusParcus http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-827592 MarcusParcus Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:33:10 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-827592 Interesting how some of my brothers and sisters are complaining about this movie being racist because it depicts a true story of a rich white family saving a poor black teen-ager. But isn't that what the Democratic Party has been for most of the past 70 years? The party that 90% of African Americans vote for and are members of? Why is it okay for Big Daddy Lilly White Government to give black folks a handout, but not private white individuals? Who do you think the majority of the tax payers are who are footing the bill for these Big Dady Government programs that are allegedly to help black folks? Since most Americans are white, it's mostly whites footing the bill with their tax money. Why aren't you complaining about that? Seems to me, these very same Big Daddy Lilly White Programs that were set up to save black people--the very ones vast majority of blacks seem to have no trouble supporting--have caused much of the problems in the black community that Touhy had to suffer from--broken home (70% of black children are born out of wedlock), drugs (Touhy's mother was a crack addict).... Any African American who denounces this movie and paternalistic and condescending to blacks should switch to the Republican Party for fear being labeled a hypocrit, at least! Interesting how some of my brothers and sisters are complaining about this movie being racist because it depicts a true story of a rich white family saving a poor black teen-ager. But isn’t that what the Democratic Party has been for most of the past 70 years? The party that 90% of African Americans vote for and are members of?
Why is it okay for Big Daddy Lilly White Government to give black folks a handout, but not private white individuals? Who do you think the majority of the tax payers are who are footing the bill for these Big Dady Government programs that are allegedly to help black folks? Since most Americans are white, it’s mostly whites footing the bill with their tax money. Why aren’t you complaining about that?
Seems to me, these very same Big Daddy Lilly White Programs that were set up to save black people–the very ones vast majority of blacks seem to have no trouble supporting–have caused much of the problems in the black community that Touhy had to suffer from–broken home (70% of black children are born out of wedlock), drugs (Touhy’s mother was a crack addict)….
Any African American who denounces this movie and paternalistic and condescending to blacks should switch to the Republican Party for fear being labeled a hypocrit, at least!

]]> By: canbacon http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-797092 canbacon Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:26:45 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-797092 I have not yet seen this movie, but as a football fan I am familiar with the storyline...I agree entirely with your viewpoint about this common narrative in many films...and I am not 100% sure on the facts involved(what was left out/put into the movie), but it is based on a true story...So muddling the facts about the relationship between races here is irrelevant...what I think is the issue is Hollywood's fascination with telling stories like this and the constant bombardment in the media about them. Please tell me a positive story for once, that doesn't involve a white saviour... Michael Oher was drafter first round by the Ravens and was one of the runners up for Rookie of the Year...This is an impressive accomplishment for anyone. Whether he had a white, Asian, Middle Eastern or Russian family rescue him is secondary to where he is now because of that. I can only hope that someone spends the time telling stories that do not re-enforce racial hierarchies and still promote wonderful success stories I have not yet seen this movie, but as a football fan I am familiar with the storyline…I agree entirely with your viewpoint about this common narrative in many films…and I am not 100% sure on the facts involved(what was left out/put into the movie), but it is based on a true story…So muddling the facts about the relationship between races here is irrelevant…what I think is the issue is Hollywood’s fascination with telling stories like this and the constant bombardment in the media about them. Please tell me a positive story for once, that doesn’t involve a white saviour…
Michael Oher was drafter first round by the Ravens and was one of the runners up for Rookie of the Year…This is an impressive accomplishment for anyone. Whether he had a white, Asian, Middle Eastern or Russian family rescue him is secondary to where he is now because of that.
I can only hope that someone spends the time telling stories that do not re-enforce racial hierarchies and still promote wonderful success stories

]]> By: debkamaine http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-726657 debkamaine Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:27:29 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-726657 I have not seen this movie and hope not to. What I have seen in its promotions, is a poor young black young man who had no home life so was taken in by a rich family. The poor young black man made it big in football and a celebration of all of this makes the movie. It makes me want to puke. I am white and it looks like a big piece of racist crap. It LOOKS to me like this was a PROJECT that the dyed blonde woman worked up. Poor poor little black boy needs to be very grateful to the white privileged family. I keep thinking of how many black families have HAD to DEDICATE their lives to the care of a little white child; in slavery blacks were made to dedicate their lives to the welfare of whites, following slavery, in order to get by, blacks have had to dedicate their lives to white people, and, probably hundreds of thousands of times, blacks have voluntarily given their ALL to the welfare of a white in need. I am not impressed by this family. Perhaps the father had good intentions, I don't think men take in "projects" so much, but what I have seen of this woman; she looks like a person looking for a project, in order to have control and get acclamation. Perhaps if the movie took a different tack, such as showing the debt that whites have towards blacks due to slavery, and that this is a drop in the bucket for paying back. But even that is not appropriate, because the story still acts as if whites are good for sharing their privilege to blacks who should be grateful. Whites have not paid in reparations to blacks for suffering that happened in slavery and STILL goes on. Blacks are owed A LOT by this government; a he** of a lot. Blacks are owed a he** of a lot by our laws, by our education system, by job developers. In every aspect of life, black people are owed one he** of a lot. The movie could have taken another angle; a family was in obvious need to bring someone in in order to function as a happy family. Maybe if the premise of the movie was that a young black man came in and saved the family, it would have been appropriate. It is only decent, (the RIGHT thing to do,) that a person with privilege pass it on. If you are going to make a movie about the ONE time that whites do it, ignore the hundreds of thousands of times that a black person does it, it is racist. Even better...make a movie about blacks who have SACRIFICED to get a white person or family on track; THAT would be appropriate. A white family takes in one black and helps him...this happened once and a big, fat movie is made. How many black families have done the same thing, with no accalade and no money; when blacks have done this, they gave of THEMSELVES. I have not seen this movie and hope not to. What I have seen in its promotions, is a poor young black young man who had no home life so was taken in by a rich family. The poor young black man made it big in football and a celebration of all of this makes the movie.

It makes me want to puke. I am white and it looks like a big piece of racist crap. It LOOKS to me like this was a PROJECT that the dyed blonde woman worked up. Poor poor little black boy needs to be very grateful to the white privileged family.

I keep thinking of how many black families have HAD to DEDICATE their lives to the care of a little white child; in slavery blacks were made to dedicate their lives to the welfare of whites, following slavery, in order to get by, blacks have had to dedicate their lives to white people, and, probably hundreds of thousands of times, blacks have voluntarily given their ALL to the welfare of a white in need.

I am not impressed by this family. Perhaps the father had good intentions, I don’t think men take in “projects” so much, but what I have seen of this woman; she looks like a person looking for a project, in order to have control and get acclamation.

Perhaps if the movie took a different tack, such as showing the debt that whites have towards blacks due to slavery, and that this is a drop in the bucket for paying back. But even that is not appropriate, because the story still acts as if whites are good for sharing their privilege to blacks who should be grateful. Whites have not paid in reparations to blacks for suffering that happened in slavery and STILL goes on. Blacks are owed A LOT by this government; a he** of a lot. Blacks are owed a he** of a lot by our laws, by our education system, by job developers. In every aspect of life, black people are owed one he** of a lot.

The movie could have taken another angle; a family was in obvious need to bring someone in in order to function as a happy family. Maybe if the premise of the movie was that a young black man came in and saved the family, it would have been appropriate.

It is only decent, (the RIGHT thing to do,) that a person with privilege pass it on. If you are going to make a movie about the ONE time that whites do it, ignore the hundreds of thousands of times that a black person does it, it is racist.

Even better…make a movie about blacks who have SACRIFICED to get a white person or family on track; THAT would be appropriate. A white family takes in one black and helps him…this happened once and a big, fat movie is made. How many black families have done the same thing, with no accalade and no money; when blacks have done this, they gave of THEMSELVES.

]]> By: BreBuffalo http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-686962 BreBuffalo Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:58:46 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-686962 Racist!!!! This story is about a real family and how they made themsevles a family with a new family member. This writer is a real insult to Micheal Oher .The Touleys as well. My only hope and prayewr is tahthe stays on the right path for the rest of hsi life and he stays with his family-The Touhleys. Google Micheal Oher and read onand you'll find a good story about strong people, hope,values,morals, family, life,doing something,finding unexpected love and not racism. Racist!!!!

This story is about a real family and how they made themsevles a family with a new family member.

This writer is a real insult to Micheal Oher .The Touleys as well.
My only hope and prayewr is tahthe stays on the right path for the rest of hsi life and he stays with his family-The Touhleys.

Google Micheal Oher and read onand you’ll find a good story about strong people, hope,values,morals, family, life,doing something,finding unexpected love and not racism.

]]> By: crammasters http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-659047 crammasters Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:10:03 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-659047 These "white savior" themes have been around since the days of Tarzan movies, which perpetuated the myth that blacks (Africans) were less civilized than a savage, illiterate white man in a loincloth who communicated with grunts, head nods, and chest thumps. The overriding messages in these white benefactor/pitiful black dependent films is: to be black is to be miserable -- not because of the racism that causes extreme poverty -- but because of other defective black people. The underlying message is the only salvation for these pitiful (savage) blacks are decent white people with hearts of gold. While there is nothing wrong with whites helping blacks, or with blacks helping whites; what it is dangerous (psychologically for blacks) is the lack of balance, and the missing images and stories of black people (and Africans) helping themselves AND each other. The pitiful blacks/benevolent whites images foster the (false) perception that blacks are incapable of helping themselves and are unwilling to help each other. It is easy to understand why so many blacks think we cannot function without the goodwill of whites, and why so many whites believe they have done enough for those “ungrateful blacks” who have no right to complain about anything, let alone racism. The TRUTH is MOST black people are helped (or rescued) by OTHER BLACK PEOPLE, be they family, friends, church members, teachers, neighbors -- NOT by total strangers -- black or white, or white benefactors who appear out of the mist. (excerpted from "Trojan Horse: Death of a Dark Nation") These “white savior” themes have been around since the days of Tarzan movies, which perpetuated the myth that blacks (Africans) were less
civilized than a savage, illiterate white man in a loincloth who communicated with grunts, head nods, and chest thumps. The overriding messages in these white benefactor/pitiful black dependent films is: to be black is to be miserable — not because of the racism that causes extreme poverty — but because of other defective black people. The underlying message is the only salvation for these pitiful (savage) blacks are decent white people with hearts of gold. While there is nothing wrong with whites helping blacks, or with blacks helping whites; what it is dangerous (psychologically for blacks) is the lack of balance, and the missing images and stories of black people (and Africans) helping themselves AND each other. The pitiful blacks/benevolent whites images foster the (false) perception that blacks are incapable of helping themselves and are unwilling to help each other. It is easy to understand why so many blacks think we cannot function without the goodwill of whites, and why so many whites believe they have done enough for those “ungrateful blacks” who have no right to complain about anything, let alone racism. The TRUTH is MOST black people are helped (or rescued) by OTHER BLACK PEOPLE, be they family, friends, church members, teachers, neighbors — NOT by total strangers — black or white, or white benefactors who appear out of the mist. (excerpted from “Trojan Horse: Death of a Dark Nation”)

]]> By: Jahz_Lynx1 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-655657 Jahz_Lynx1 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:35:14 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-655657 I have to disagree w/DavettaLashley b/c the critique expresses my feelings in regards to these types of films. It's not that I think the act of kindness was racist. It's in the nature of some to be exploitive. I like Bullock. When interviewed she called the family "lilly white", she seemed uncomfortable; lilly white sounded like a racial slur. If Bullock gets it, I'm cool w/that. I think the end goal was the movie deal, the act of kindness, a method and Michael, a know-nothing actor on their stage. I have to disagree w/DavettaLashley b/c the critique expresses my feelings in regards to these types of films. It’s not that I think the act of kindness was racist. It’s in the nature of some to be exploitive. I like Bullock. When interviewed she called the family “lilly white”, she seemed uncomfortable; lilly white sounded like a racial slur. If Bullock gets it, I’m cool w/that. I think the end goal was the movie deal, the act of kindness, a method and Michael, a know-nothing actor on their stage.

]]> By: davettalashley http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-655507 davettalashley Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:39:38 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-655507 WRONG. This is a movie about some fictitious people in a MOVIE. The good thing about the Internet is, everyone can express their opinion on it. The bad thing about the Internet is, EVERYONE CAN EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ON IT. That's just too much damn information buzzing around inside our heads. The plain truth: there are a LOT of confused, frightened, crazy mofos in this world and the INTERNET has just given them a place to gain an audience and a platform to rant on and on about a bunch of meaningless foolishness. We are turning (we have turned) into a nation of NEUROTICS, second-guessing and questioning every little detail of everything we see, until we are IMMOBILIZED BY FEAR AND INDECISION AND LOW SELF ESTEEM. Enough already with the bullshit! IT'S JUST A DAMN MOVIE. Watch it or not, but PLEASE get your crazy ass off the damn soapbox. PLEASE! WRONG. This is a movie about some fictitious people in a MOVIE.

The good thing about the Internet is, everyone can express their opinion on it. The bad thing about the Internet is, EVERYONE CAN EXPRESS THEIR OPINION ON IT. That’s just too much damn information buzzing around inside our heads.

The plain truth: there are a LOT of confused, frightened, crazy mofos in this world and the INTERNET has just given them a place to gain an audience and a platform to rant on and on about a bunch of meaningless foolishness. We are turning (we have turned) into a nation of NEUROTICS, second-guessing and questioning every little detail of everything we see, until we are IMMOBILIZED BY FEAR AND INDECISION AND LOW SELF ESTEEM. Enough already with the bulls**t! IT’S JUST A DAMN MOVIE. Watch it or not, but PLEASE get your crazy ass off the damn soapbox. PLEASE!

]]> By: Jahz_Lynx1 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-654887 Jahz_Lynx1 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:57:39 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-654887 At some point all black families has someone who's opened their homes to the children of others. We all know someone who is raising someone else's child. It's ABSOLUTE BS that black folks don't care or don't step up. They wanted the movie deal, they wrote and sold the script. I think these people scouted Michael. With their own teens in the home, Michael would have been a huge security risk. They didn't just open their homes to any teen son of an addicted mother. They decided they wanted the deal and found the right child to foster. I wonder what Michael’s profit percentage is on this venture? At some point all black families has someone who’s opened their homes to the children of others. We all know someone who is raising someone else’s child. It’s ABSOLUTE BS that black folks don’t care or don’t step up. They wanted the movie deal, they wrote and sold the script. I think these people scouted Michael. With their own teens in the home, Michael would have been a huge security risk. They didn’t just open their homes to any teen son of an addicted mother. They decided they wanted the deal and found the right child to foster. I wonder what Michael’s profit percentage is on this venture?

]]> By: Baby-Baby http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-654387 Baby-Baby Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:08:04 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-654387 White saviour, cash cow, money in the bank, don't matter why the did it they took him in gave him a roof over his head, food in his stomach and so on. Did any black family step up to the plate. Black people are going to be black people. As much as Precious is a true story (it has happened in many families) and black people are up in arms about that to so. Deal with it and keep it moving. You never get the whole truth in these TRUE STORIES. White saviour, cash cow, money in the bank, don’t matter why the did it they took him in gave him a roof over his head, food in his stomach and so on. Did any black family step up to the plate. Black people are going to be black people. As much as Precious is a true story (it has happened in many families) and black people are up in arms about that to so. Deal with it and keep it moving. You never get the whole truth in these TRUE STORIES.

]]> By: sweet-n-evil-89 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-653557 sweet-n-evil-89 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:11:19 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-653557 Just because a white family took him in this movie is racist? Get off it! We should be glad that a movie is showing a black man raisng out of the mess he was dealt with in life and making something of himself! And to the people who seem to have a problem with a movie thats BASED on a TRUE STORY, how bout you go write your own movie where the black family takes in a white child and produce it. Let's see how that goes... Black folks can't be happy bout nothin! Some of the bloggers/posters here can find racsim on a box of cereal! SMH Just because a white family took him in this movie is racist? Get off it! We should be glad that a movie is showing a black man raisng out of the mess he was dealt with in life and making something of himself! And to the people who seem to have a problem with a movie thats BASED on a TRUE STORY, how bout you go write your own movie where the black family takes in a white child and produce it. Let’s see how that goes… Black folks can’t be happy bout nothin! Some of the bloggers/posters here can find racsim on a box of cereal! SMH

]]> By: smack_u_silly http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-653457 smack_u_silly Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:26:07 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-653457 okay,i agree in principle with ms. anderson. YES, how many movies and shows depict black teachers/educators as effete until a 'young, white teacher' from 'outside the system' comes in and helps? there have been plenty of these kinds of pictures around. but guess what...people go to this movie can give less than a damn about the black kid, and everything about sandra bullock. this is a sandra bullock vehicle. i mean, in action movies, 999 out of 1000, men go to see things go 'boom', guys fight, people killed, fast cars, etc. not one guy i know sees 'fast and furious' for a deep insight into the female psyche, or to REALLY REALLY look at how women are objectified. they go to see: 1) fast cars; 2) guys getting beat down; 3) sexy chicks in short skirts, tight clothes and heels. period. well, anyone going to see 'blind side' is going for sandra bullock...the black kid and his story are just backdrop. i mean, folks didn't watch 'tarzan' to understand more about the pseudo africans (watch tarzan flicks from the 30s and 40s...a couple of brothers have CONKS). they go to see tarzan wrestle alligators and to see a relatively scantily clad jane (by those times standards) prance about. okay,i agree in principle with ms. anderson.

YES, how many movies and shows depict black teachers/educators as effete until a ‘young, white teacher’ from ‘outside the system’ comes in and helps?

there have been plenty of these kinds of pictures around.

but guess what…people go to this movie can give less than a damn about the black kid, and everything about sandra bullock. this is a sandra bullock vehicle.

i mean, in action movies, 999 out of 1000, men go to see things go ‘boom’, guys fight, people killed, fast cars, etc. not one guy i know sees ‘fast and furious’ for a deep insight into the female psyche, or to REALLY REALLY look at how women are objectified.

they go to see:

1) fast cars;
2) guys getting beat down;
3) sexy chicks in short skirts, tight clothes and heels.

period.

well, anyone going to see ‘blind side’ is going for sandra bullock…the black kid and his story are just backdrop.

i mean, folks didn’t watch ‘tarzan’ to understand more about the pseudo africans (watch tarzan flicks from the 30s and 40s…a couple of brothers have CONKS). they go to see tarzan wrestle alligators and to see a relatively scantily clad jane (by those times standards) prance about.

]]> By: I_must_be_rite http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-653077 I_must_be_rite Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:21 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-653077 Look, did so what if the white family helped out the young black guy. Did any black family step up and fill that role.? I didn't think so.. So the same way they stepped in another family could have. So until people like the critic step out of their shoes and into someone else's and help out a stranger become a better man they need to accept movies for what they are and that's entertainment. No 'true story' movie is ever full of the 'WHOLE' truth anyway... Look, did so what if the white family helped out the young black guy. Did any black family step up and fill that role.? I didn’t think so.. So the same way they stepped in another family could have. So until people like the critic step out of their shoes and into someone else’s and help out a stranger become a better man they need to accept movies for what they are and that’s entertainment. No ‘true story’ movie is ever full of the ‘WHOLE’ truth anyway…

]]> By: king_soloman http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652777 king_soloman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:35:43 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652777 I see black families everyday with children in public school suffering and they wont do anything to help their own children but they are out there driving around in Lexus BMW and Mercedes insted of getting a tutor for their kids. I see black families everyday with children in public school suffering and they wont do anything to help their own children but they are out there driving around in Lexus BMW and Mercedes insted of getting a tutor for their kids.

]]> By: Teresa26931 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652367 Teresa26931 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:05:07 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652367 I saw the movie this past weekend. I think who ever wrote this blogg is really reaching.....I think they also forgot this movie is based off a TRUE STORY!!! I'm sure they added a little hallmark touch here and there but this is based off TRUE EVENTS. So how is that its about whites being the "saviour" for our people??? This film represents hope....hope for anyone. Hope that if provided an opportunity to succeed in life that your dreams are obtainable. You failed to mention that this black man raised his grades up, got an education and made it to the NFL. HE DID, the "white folks" didn't do that for him. So many time we are given opportunites and the tools to succeed in life but we have excuse on why can obtain them because of our environment, "the white man" etc. because no one really wants to put in the effort of doing WORK to get there. Stop trying to tear another Black man down from success. He was provided a rare opportunity to make something of himself and did and now can be a postive role model for young children out there... I saw the movie this past weekend. I think who ever wrote this blogg is really reaching…..I think they also forgot this movie is based off a TRUE STORY!!! I’m sure they added a little hallmark touch here and there but this is based off TRUE EVENTS. So how is that its about whites being the “saviour” for our people??? This film represents hope….hope for anyone. Hope that if provided an opportunity to succeed in life that your dreams are obtainable. You failed to mention that this black man raised his grades up, got an education and made it to the NFL. HE DID, the “white folks” didn’t do that for him. So many time we are given opportunites and the tools to succeed in life but we have excuse on why can obtain them because of our environment, “the white man” etc. because no one really wants to put in the effort of doing WORK to get there.

Stop trying to tear another Black man down from success. He was provided a rare opportunity to make something of himself and did and now can be a postive role model for young children out there…

]]> By: AllaboutME-07 http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652267 AllaboutME-07 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:35:48 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652267 I saw the documentary on this young man a while back and this story is very true. His mother was a crack addict and a white family did take him in and change his life around. She should be asking why didn't a black family step up and do the same thing this white family did. I agree with redfoxxray...always trying to make something out of nothing. I saw the doc**entary on this young man a while back and this story is very true. His mother was a crack addict and a white family did take him in and change his life around. She should be asking why didn’t a black family step up and do the same thing this white family did. I agree with redfoxxray…always trying to make something out of nothing.

]]> By: redfoxxray http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652217 redfoxxray Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:06:57 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652217 Here we go again trying to make something out of nothing. My poor black race is always looking for a scapegoat in everything. Why no black family stepped up to the plate and help him, because we to busy trying to hold each other down. I dont care what situation a black person is born into today you cant blame racism for everything. When my grandparents were young it was different, nowadays all kids have to do is go to school and get and education, but they dont do that, they say because i am from the hood i was forced into this lifestyle, bullshit black kids have every opportunity to get an education but they choose not to because they think selling drugs is an easy way out or I dont have to learn because I am going to be a rapper, and they other thing is our celebrities are no type of role models at all half of the rappers claim to have been some kind of kingpin misleading the youth into thinking that well this is my way out, until black people meaning we dont get our shit together we will always be looking to blame something on somebody else. We need to take care of our own and when somebody else steps up when we where supposed to dont call it racism. Here we go again trying to make something out of nothing. My poor black race is always looking for a scapegoat in everything. Why no black family stepped up to the plate and help him, because we to busy trying to hold each other down. I dont care what situation a black person is born into today you cant blame racism for everything. When my grandparents were young it was different, nowadays all kids have to do is go to school and get and education, but they dont do that, they say because i am from the hood i was forced into this lifestyle, bulls**t black kids have every opportunity to get an education but they choose not to because they think selling drugs is an easy way out or I dont have to learn because I am going to be a rapper, and they other thing is our celebrities are no type of role models at all half of the rappers claim to have been some kind of kingpin misleading the youth into thinking that well this is my way out, until black people meaning we dont get our s**t together we will always be looking to blame something on somebody else. We need to take care of our own and when somebody else steps up when we where supposed to dont call it racism.

]]> By: hondafriek http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652177 hondafriek Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:01:10 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652177 I'm going to go ahead and comment on this before I read it. I heard this young man tell his story a couple of years ago way before the movie came out. This movie does not stray from the truth at all. If you're a college football fan you probably saw it. His story had to touch someone deeply to be made into a movie. This is just a good oppurtunity for the ones that did not see the special to experience it. It's the truth and there's nothing racist about it. I’m going to go ahead and comment on this before I read it. I heard this young man tell his story a couple of years ago way before the movie came out. This movie does not stray from the truth at all. If you’re a college football fan you probably saw it. His story had to touch someone deeply to be made into a movie. This is just a good oppurtunity for the ones that did not see the special to experience it. It’s the truth and there’s nothing racist about it.

]]> By: surga-N-spice http://newsone.com/entertainment/cganemccalla/writer-says-the-blind-side-peddles-the-most-insidious-kind-of-racism/comment-page-5/#comment-652157 surga-N-spice Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:51:04 +0000 http://newsone.com/?p=359707#comment-652157 Seriously would it matter who took him in, he was destined for Greatness anyway so wouod it make you feel better if a Black Family recieved the recognition not a white family, PLease im so tired of sensitive AFRICAN AMERICAN this shit happends, What happend in Precious is real, What happend in the blindside is real too, just becasue it was in the movies should it have been sugar coated?? Please!, the Ghetto is real and it is hard to leave in, their portrayal of these characters are not to you likng, how the hell you think the people wo lived them everyday feel, you need to see the truth!. Stop being so sensitive Obama is President now and Guess what HE IS BLACK stop throwing the race card when you are not pleased with how white people portary african americans, it didnt stop OBAMA it wont stop me!.....Damn when will it end!! Seriously would it matter who took him in, he was destined for Greatness anyway so wouod it make you feel better if a Black Family recieved the recognition not a white family, PLease im so tired of sensitive AFRICAN AMERICAN this s**t happends, What happend in Precious is real, What happend in the blindside is real too, just becasue it was in the movies should it have been sugar coated?? Please!, the Ghetto is real and it is hard to leave in, their portrayal of these characters are not to you likng, how the hell you think the people wo lived them everyday feel, you need to see the truth!. Stop being so sensitive Obama is President now and Guess what HE IS BLACK stop throwing the race card when you are not pleased with how white people portary african americans, it didnt stop OBAMA it wont stop me!…..Damn when will it end!!

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