The Blind Side critics highlight long-standing issue with ‘white saviour’ movie

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Blind Side critics are stepping in to highlight a long-standing issue with the film, following Michael Oher’s claim that the real-life Tuohy family exploited him. “I am so upset that this happened / is happening to Michael Oher but Black people have been screaming about how s***ty this story is for years and I’m not surprised to learn it was all a scam because f***ing OBVIOUSLY,” @nknapper wrote, adding: “Just like ALL white savior narratives are a scam.” Andy Jenck wrote: “In his, Oher writes was displeased with film depiction in how dependent he was on the Tuohys and I wondered why Blind Side didn’t consult more with him. “The lie of Michael’s adoption is one upon which Co-Conservators Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy have enriched themselves at the expense of their Ward, the undersigned Michael Oher,” the document says. “Michael Oher discovered this lie to his chagrin and embarrassment in February of 2023, when he learned that the Conservatorship to which he consented on the basis that doing so would make him a member of the Tuohy family, in fact provided him no familial relationship with the Tuohys.” Attorney J Gerard Stranch IV said: “When the Tuohy family told Mike they loved him and wanted to adopt him, it filled a void that had been with him his entire life.