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But the white savior trope allows white people
to imagine Black people as children, and to say, "We're uplifting you." "We're developing you
as any parent would a child." {\an8}But Black people are like,
"We ain't children." {\an8}"We don't need you to lead us." {\an8}"We need you to support us,
we need you to ally with us." If your goal to help under-serviced,
impoverished, Black communities come from your own personal research, and there's not
a Black voice anywhere around you, you need to check your inventory
to imagine Black people as children, and to say, "We're uplifting you." "We're developing you
as any parent would a child." {\an8}But Black people are like,
"We ain't children." {\an8}"We don't need you to lead us." {\an8}"We need you to support us,
we need you to ally with us." If your goal to help under-serviced,
impoverished, Black communities come from your own personal research, and there's not
a Black voice anywhere around you, you need to check your inventory
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But the white savior trope
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allows white people
to imagine Black people as children,
00:00:06.464 --> 00:00:08.799
and to say, "We're uplifting you."
00:00:08.883 --> 00:00:11.886
"We're developing you
as any parent would a child."
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{\an8}But Black people are like,
"We ain't children."
00:00:15.389 --> 00:00:17.266
{\an8}"We don't need you to lead us."
00:00:17.035 --> 00:00:21.027
{\an8}"We need you to support us,
we need you to ally with us."
00:00:22.271 --> 00:00:27.193
If your goal to help under-serviced,
impoverished, Black communities
00:00:27.276 --> 00:00:29.946
come from your own personal research,
00:00:30.029 --> 00:00:33.324
and there's not
a Black voice anywhere around you,
00:00:33.407 --> 00:00:36.997
you need to check your inventory.
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Movie Summary
A hybrid documentary/scripted feature based on Dr. Kendi's National Book Award-winning "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas".