The second chief stumbling block “progressive” people have to Misesian economics is their belief that minorities and poor people are too stupid and helpless to survive without a lending hand from them via Mary Poppins, the Nanny State. Such a belief sounds pretty “racist” to me.
This movie is based on a true story. A rich white family really did adopt Michael Oher, a homeless black teenager, and eventually, he became an NFL star. In the real world, that’s very moving.
In the manipulated world of movie trailers, however, Oher’s story is a disturbing revival of the “benevolent white master” trope.
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In other words, the trailer begs us to feel sorry for black people and feel grateful that there are white people in the world who can take of them.
This response? http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/8tl067/paul-krugman—the-trillion-dollar-coin
The second chief stumbling block “progressive” people have to Misesian economics is their belief that minorities and poor people are too stupid and helpless to survive without a lending hand from them via Mary Poppins, the Nanny State. Such a belief sounds pretty “racist” to me.
Such a belief sounds pretty “racist” to me.
It’s only racist if white people try to help:
Should We Want Movies Like Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-blankenship/should-we-want-movies-lik_b_293888.html
This movie is based on a true story. A rich white family really did adopt Michael Oher, a homeless black teenager, and eventually, he became an NFL star. In the real world, that’s very moving.
In the manipulated world of movie trailers, however, Oher’s story is a disturbing revival of the “benevolent white master” trope.
…
In other words, the trailer begs us to feel sorry for black people and feel grateful that there are white people in the world who can take of them.