Sandra Bullock and The Blind Side's White Savior Problem

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When reviewing The Blind Side for the Telegraph, Sukhdev Sandu wrote “Just because the story is true doesn’t make it real.” Director John Lee Hancock chose to frame the film about a black teen who became a football star around his white benefactors, and in doing so may have actually contributed to Sandra Bullock’s Oscar win in 2010 for Best Actress

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[euraylie]

I saw it for the first time a few years ago and was shocked. I can’t believe people thought it was a good movie at the Time. I normally like Sandra, but she was cringe-worthy in this.

[eveofrevolution]

[godramaclub]

i remember being so over it in the cinema. I went with a group of friends and two of the girls were SOBBING uncontrollably over how ~beautiful it was rme.

[therearewords]

I wonder if Nollywood and/or other film industries make films in which the white needs to be saved. I think Tyler Perry quite often uses the dumb white friend?

[emtqueen85]

Wakaliwood loves to beat up on the lone white guy in their movies. The white guy in those movies came to my local Alamo when we screened Bad Black and he talked about how they specifically beat his ass in every film.

[mayjailer]

wbk

[jackal_onassis]

im obsessed with this youtube channel - she does such a great job with her research and her voice is so soothing

[imabadkid]

she rly does tbh. the Halle one was amazing.

[ohwutevernvm]

Yep. Go off