Sentences with phrase «from white saviors»

(It can also fuel ugly stereotypes in which success for the downtrodden depends on charity from white saviors.)

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As passionate as I was about social justice and alleviating poverty, child sponsorship struck me as an old - fashioned model for giving in which a few select children essentially walked through a breadline to receive meals, schools supplies, and medical attention from far - away white «saviors» whose first - world guilt was eased by letters ensuring that their contributions made a difference.

This book was a refreshing reprieve from the «white man savior» calls to action that are all too frequent and instead features a community working for the betterment of their own community.

This book was a refreshing reprieve from the «white man savior» calls t

It vastly oversimplifies the issue; it chooses an out - of - date political target; it casts an annoying white guy as a savior for hopeless Africa; the organization gets money from the radical right and has a militaristic slant; and, lastly, the naiveté of the campaign makes your average 6 - year - old look cynical.

White is perfect for Summer and a savior from the dreadful heat and sweating.

It does not heed the increasingly frequent warnings to stay the hell away from stories that, like this one about a white scientist (Brie Larson) visiting India to convince farmers to switch to her newly developed form of super-rice, smack of white - savior complexes and stereotypes.

They're formulated with mineral - rich water from the Yumura Hot Springs of Izumo, Japan and skin saviors like white birch sap, so you can cleanse and soothe all in one.