While this slideshow is not just going to focus on that movie, it is going to point out the trope heavily ... White teacher + inner-city students = White savior film. Although it’s the highest ...

The only opening Jim can find is one in McFarland, California, one of the poorest towns in America, with a predominantly Hispanic population ... against the White Savior trope.

While these movies undoubtedly raise awareness, they often rely on the “miracle teacher” trope — a heroic figure who single-handedly transforms a child’s life. This portrayal, while ...

“It gives people a sense of false optimism and hope about race relations that are predicated on this savior trope. But that’s not how social change happens. So it ends up being destructive and ...

No sooner had Doug Jones become the first Democrat in 25 years to represent Alabama in the U.S. Senate than the inevitable memes ensued: After statistics revealed that 98 percent of African ...