Retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose supposed adoption out of grinding poverty by a wealthy, white family was immortalized in the 2009 movie “The Blind Side,” petitioned a Tennessee court Monday with allegations that a central element of the story was a lie concocted by the family to enrich itself at his expense.

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    1 year ago

    The movie is a gross portrayal of several negative stereotypes surrounds black Americans.

    Other than white guilt I do not see where the nominations or love for this story could come otherwise originate.

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      1 year ago

      The story screamed “white savior” complex, they just say an opportunity to capitalize on Oher’s future while making themselves into fraudulent “heroes”.