The Blind Side

[voltz99]

Um he is an Uncle Tom -- you don't have to be Lib to say it..put it this way there will always be spots for skinfolk who are not kinfolk

put your stupid political agenda back in the bag

Right. In da hood, doing the right thing, going to school, getting a good job and taking care of your kids is selling out.

 

[Obliviax]

The conservatorship was so he could go to Ole Miss.

LdN

Right. But it’s still in place

 

[91Joe95]

And in fact that’s exactly how they defended it to the press just now. Basically saying they wanted a way to be bagmen for Oher to go to their alma mater without violating NCAA rules. 🤦‍♂️

He was essentially living on the street as a highschool freshman when they got involved. Does that really scream Div IA material?

 

[doctornick]

He was essentially living on the street as a highschool freshman when they got involved. Does that really scream Div IA material?

He was already at Briarcrest and playing successful football when the Tuohys took him in.

 

[LandoComando]

He was already at Briarcrest and playing successful football when the Tuohys took him in.

And without them what happens to him? Let's not pretend their influence didn't play a major role in his playing college and pro ball. If nothing else they created some stability for him which was huge.

 

[olelion]

yeah...I watched that movie in great anticipation of watching a good feel good college football movie. But walked away with it not passing the "smell test". I've never watched it again despite the fact that it is on TV a ton.

They are asking us to believe, with all of the needy kids in the world, that they chose a kid over 18 who happened to be 6-4 and 300 lbs. They are now telling us they couldn't legally "adopt" him because he was over 18 (an adult) but brought him in to live with them out of the goodness of their hearts. Yet, they've never done this for any other needy child. This one, for some reason, just spoke to them.

The logic doesn't make any sense.

I personally thought the movie was a bag of $hit Disney production(although it wasn't Disney, the fairy ale approach reminded me of Secretariat and The Express). I did tell me wife that i predicted Sandra Bullock would win an award due to the "Academy" voting for their ego ideal, i.e. hot white woman raises poor black child thing. What was laughable was the portrayal of poor old Mississippi, an SEC school, being accused of cheating in recruiting. Cheating in the SEC, imagine that

 

[voltz99]

If the Touey's did adopt Oher, what would have changed? He was a legal adult but that time and they really would not have any legal obligations to him.