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44. Blind Sided

August 25, 2023 • Filthy Armenian & Glen Rockney

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Michael Oher, the NFL left tackle on whom The Blind Side book and blockbuster movie (starring Sandra Bullock) is based, is now suing the white family that adopted him for "exploitation." What version of the story is true: the heartwarming tale of American charity and racial harmony (inspired by football obsession), or the new narrative of rich whitey profiting off the young, gifted, and black?

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