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 …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 …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 …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 …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