How destructive is the white savior complex?
While the white savior complex article written by “Teju Cole” argues that many efforts by the North Americans to rescue “victims” of poverty and injustice in Africa are more about the western activist and their desire for a sentimental heroism than caring about the actual need of the African, it ultimately causes a major division between white activist and the racial other.
The white savior complex is basically quite destructive trope that has been prevalent in modern filmmaking where it has looked to focus on the minorities as rather helpless and not educated enough to survive in this world. As per the idea of white savior, the basic concept has been to favor the white and discriminate against the colored individuals. This in my opinion is quite a negative aspect that has been affecting the society quite considerably. It is also a method that has brought in the differences between the communities and the people. Along with this, the concept of western activism is also a misleading one. It creeps in the element of complacency. It is better and rather advisable to view the society and the community with the similar thought process. It must be considered that the idea and the logics of people can differ, but it does not mean that the individual is not allowed to communicate his viewpoint. Another major factor which confirms the argument of the author is that the white savior is basically a complex and a destructive concept in the modern day where it has been depicting the minorities as helpless community. As per the author, he has also portrayed an offensive type of view where the white version of movies characters basically presents the fact that colored individuals are distorted, for example the “Blindside” illustrate how minorities are portrayed as less capable and not able to achieve anything significant themselves; the narrator in this movie is his adoptive mother in the first few minutes we hear her talking about Michael, he is a big guy and a huge investment like his size is something that cost a lot of money to maintain that statement prompted me to think of the how slave owners back in 1619 would speak of when purchasing a slave. …show more content…
My take away from her insinuating that Michael is an investment was that she was only interested in him because she can see how he would be perfect to play football and in the long run her time and “efforts” would pay off once Michael is drafted to the NFL. I also noticed how they completely changed the real story of Michael oher, he is an intelligent young man with a 4.0 high school GPA but as we see in this film Michael character is portrayed as stupid and almost brain dead, they completely change the story in order to have a “White Savior” played by “Sandra Bullock”. With this, the negative aspect of the colored individuals has been quite noticeably display in like films across where a white character saves a minority. The white savior complex is an encourage division that focuses on the disparity between the active and the pity. This is why the white complex is destructive, Hollywood movies and documentaries like “Kony 2012” subconsciously send the message that for a minority to progress in life they need a “White Savior” to help them become successful, this message is destructive it subconsciously …show more content…
The unethical viewpoint of the society which has been dominant and quite prevalent that has been reflecting the diverse. It is a clear indication of the ways that has been presented by the author. In the end, it can be said that the viewpoint of the author has been quite focused and it has reflected the negative aspect of the society where mostly the colored individuals are kept behind the scenes and the society is mostly dominated by the white individuals. However, by no means an individual become superior to the other one. It might be a possibility upon the intelligence of the individual, but one should be respect for his vision, mind, thinking and the positivity he might bring in to the society. The people are free to share their ideas, but it must be an unbiased
While the white savior complex article written by “Teju Cole” argues that many efforts by the North Americans to rescue “victims” of poverty and injustice in Africa are more about the western activist and their desire for a sentimental heroism than caring about the actual need of the African, it ultimately causes a major division between white activist and the racial other.
The white savior complex is basically quite destructive trope that has been prevalent in modern filmmaking where it has looked to focus on the minorities as rather helpless and not educated enough to survive in this world. As per the idea of white savior, the basic concept has been to favor the white and discriminate against the colored individuals. This in my opinion is quite a negative aspect that has been affecting the society quite considerably. It is also a method that has brought in the differences between the communities and the people. Along with this, the concept of western activism is also a misleading one. It creeps in the element of complacency. It is better and rather advisable to view the society and the community with the similar thought process. It must be considered that the idea and the logics of people can differ, but it does not mean that the individual is not allowed to communicate his viewpoint. Another major factor which confirms the argument of the author is that the white savior is basically a complex and a destructive concept in the modern day where it has been depicting the minorities as helpless community. As per the author, he has also portrayed an offensive type of view where the white version of movies characters basically presents the fact that colored individuals are distorted, for example the “Blindside” illustrate how minorities are portrayed as less capable and not able to achieve anything significant themselves; the narrator in this movie is his adoptive mother in the first few minutes we hear her talking about Michael, he is a big guy and a huge investment like his size is something that cost a lot of money to maintain that statement prompted me to think of the how slave owners back in 1619 would speak of when purchasing a slave. …show more content…
My take away from her insinuating that Michael is an investment was that she was only interested in him because she can see how he would be perfect to play football and in the long run her time and “efforts” would pay off once Michael is drafted to the NFL. I also noticed how they completely changed the real story of Michael oher, he is an intelligent young man with a 4.0 high school GPA but as we see in this film Michael character is portrayed as stupid and almost brain dead, they completely change the story in order to have a “White Savior” played by “Sandra Bullock”. With this, the negative aspect of the colored individuals has been quite noticeably display in like films across where a white character saves a minority. The white savior complex is an encourage division that focuses on the disparity between the active and the pity. This is why the white complex is destructive, Hollywood movies and documentaries like “Kony 2012” subconsciously send the message that for a minority to progress in life they need a “White Savior” to help them become successful, this message is destructive it subconsciously …show more content…
The unethical viewpoint of the society which has been dominant and quite prevalent that has been reflecting the diverse. It is a clear indication of the ways that has been presented by the author. In the end, it can be said that the viewpoint of the author has been quite focused and it has reflected the negative aspect of the society where mostly the colored individuals are kept behind the scenes and the society is mostly dominated by the white individuals. However, by no means an individual become superior to the other one. It might be a possibility upon the intelligence of the individual, but one should be respect for his vision, mind, thinking and the positivity he might bring in to the society. The people are free to share their ideas, but it must be an unbiased