The former first-round draft choice, who retired after the 2016 season, has consistently expressed his displeasure with 'The Blind Side.'
The movie industry loves to say a film is “based on a true story,” which really means “elements of this story are true, but we have the creative license to make up stuff if it will help to sell the project.” Both Hollywood and television — myth-makers, as I call them — have been selling for decades that Black people are in need of saving and White people are the ones to save them.
His accusations are serious because conservators are supposed to be held to high standards. In short, they are appointed by courts to manage the financial and personal affairs of a minor or an adult with physical or intellectual disabilities. They have a fiduciary responsibility to the individual, known as a ward, and can face severe penalties for violating those duties.
Michael Oher sits on the Carolina Panthers’ bench during the fourth quarter against Denver in Super Bowl 50 in 2016. “The idea of adopting Michael came to us quite naturally,” they wrote. “One evening we told him that we wanted to formally become his guardians. It wasn’t an executive family session or anything. We were all just lounging around the dining table. … We felt adopting him would be a good idea.”
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