Sentences with phrase «of the savior complex»

I see a lot of the savior complex in HB MWs and other NCB practitioners.

There's a really difficult conversation that happens often in the ethical and fair trade space... and it's a conversation around respect and getting rid of that savior complex when it comes to sharing the stories of artisans and men and women in vulnerable situations.

We shouldn't let the real pitfalls of the savior complex extinguish one of the most humane instincts there is — the instinct to lend a hand.

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«It's important to learn from those whose experiences with racial oppression are the subject of discussion, rather than assume a «savior» complex,» she says.

International philanthropy and the western world's desire to eradicate poverty and disease can't ever truly rid themselves of their imperialist roots; as many critics have pointed out, the white savior industrial complex has never been more pervasive in global culture.

One becomes a savior - complex Mud Runner when one can't stand the time involved for growth, when one can't trust the faithful process of first the dying and then the rising, when one's wildly afraid of broken things, so there's no trusting that God's redeeming things.

In our passion and energy, we can mistakenly assume something of a «savior complex» when serving with the poor.

I am ashamed of mission trips that hurt more than help, of hijacked stories and imagined heroics, of our industrial savior complex, and most of all, my own stubborn complicity in the very injustices I decry.

Of course, as our convictions persist and mature, we begin to see the ways in which we are complicit in global wealth disparity and injustice, and we begin to think more seriously about policy, about sustainability, about making more dramatic attitude and lifestyle changes, and about problems within some of our charities and justice groups that perpetuate a white savior complex, sometimes doing more harm than gooOf course, as our convictions persist and mature, we begin to see the ways in which we are complicit in global wealth disparity and injustice, and we begin to think more seriously about policy, about sustainability, about making more dramatic attitude and lifestyle changes, and about problems within some of our charities and justice groups that perpetuate a white savior complex, sometimes doing more harm than gooof our charities and justice groups that perpetuate a white savior complex, sometimes doing more harm than good.

By placing yourself under the leadership of people of color who are your mentors, teachers, supervisors, or pastors you may find it hard to fall into a savior complex; instead you will be constantly listening, learning, and being guided by someone you need... rather than someone who «needs» you.

The savior complex first makes people of color hopeless, helpless and in need of a savior.

At its core, the white savior complex is the result of a distorted view of people of color and of self.

Thanks to social media, he hears people who accuse him of having a white savior complex or of being an entitled millionaire trying to stay relevant.

Metro Man is the savior of Metro City, foiling Megamind's complex plans to defeat him.

Its narrative focus leans the movie toward having more of a white - savior complex, even though that does make Garrett Hedlund's portrayal of Burden a very complicated type of hero.

Olyphant has brought that area of the country to life with his portrayal of US Marshall with his arch enemy / savior nemesis / friend Boyd Crowder (Walter Goggins) both battling demons and each other in their complex onscreen relationship.

The time travel comedy from creators Ariel Shaffir and Kyle Hunter of Sausage Party fame followed the hapless janitor, Josh Futturman (Josh Hutcherson), as he attempted to fulfull his destiny as the savior of the future in a surprisingly complex mission that involves changing the past.

If casting three well - known Caucasian movie stars to play liberators of a religiously persecuted Japan doesn't scream «white savior» complex, I honestly don't know what does.

While the pedigrees will likely be polarized, one can't help but think of the captor or savior complex of John Goodman in 10 Cloverfield Lane... but with much more silver - tongued, gold - hatted gravitas, to be sure.

While many terms — whitewashing, white - savior complex, etc. — have gotten conflated over the past couple of years, this is a clear - cut case of whitewashing: The characters in the book are not white, but the actors who play them in the adaptation are.

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.