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[โ€“] Wisdomlost@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dont know what the truth is. Only Oher and this family know. That being said 2 things make me believe Oher is closer to right then the family. 1 they tricked him into a conservatorship instead of adopting him like they said they were. 2 they made sure their whole family including their biological kids got paid off of anything to do with Ohers story. Why would a 5 way split make any sense at all? Your pushing this narrative of helping a poor person elevate their life and the way you show that is selling his life story and giving him 1/5th of what that story is worth. The white family who is already well off is getting 4/5ths of the money to help out poor people.

[โ€“] __ChefboyD__@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The Blind Side is the typical white savior trope that makes it marketable, not Oher. There's hundred of poor kids making it to the NFL - nothing special about that,

Sandra Bullock is the star, not Quinton Aaron. That should tell you exactly where the marketing priority is and what sells. So each family making a share makes absolute sense. Plus, the father sold his businesses for over $200 MILLION - they don't need Oher to make money.