Examples Of Racism In The Blind Side

In “The Blind Side” by John Lee Hancock, an important issue in the film is racism. The film is about a boy called Michael Oher that comes from a very poor and problematic community in the south of America. Racism is held by all members of all racers. Through racism, the Christian community are afraid of Michael but there thoughts change when they get to know him. Racism is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.
The difference between the Tuohy’s community and Hurt Village is enormous. It is easy to see where the racist comments come from and many people in our class would have very similar thoughts to those in Memphis. When the viewer sees that the rich people in the Tuohy’s area never knew that there was even a place such as Hurt Village just around the corner, it gives us an insight into where the racist thoughts came from. People are afraid of different cultures and create horrible stereotypes that everyone believed, especially Leigh Anne’s friends. In an average persons head they have an image of Gangbanger Alton making money off drugs, having slaves and walking everywhere with a gun ready to shoot. Also mothers like Michaels, addicted to drugs, no money and living in an unstable community. The viewer would have never realised that there were such nice boys as Michael living in a community like Hurt