The origins of racial stereotypes in American popular entertainment dated back to the 19th …show more content…
This is because the reading states that “The overwhelmingly White, blockbuster film industry was busy thinking up more new ways for Brown folks to help less-Brown ones, and American White men were getting a little nervous about their place on the top of the heady New World Order” (Colombe, 2002, p. 1). This can be compared to The Blind Side, because Oher helps Coach Burt Cotton by playing on the team, making the team that much better. It is wrong that “black actors are continually evaluated on the appropriateness of their professional choices” (Colombe, 2002, p. 1). In The Blind Side, before Oher started playing football, he was homeless and living a terrible life. It would be wrong to judge Oher, especially considering he changed his whole life