History Quotes / MightyWhitey

-> ''"If you need any confirmation of how cool the Samurai warriors of Japan were, look no further than the film ''Film/TheLastSamurai''. These people managed to survive and kick ass even with Tom Cruise in their midst. It'd be like running a marathon while dragging a dead cow behind you."''

-> ''“There needs to be white people who do the right thing, there needs to be black people who do the right thing. And someone does the right thing. And so who cares who does the right thing, as long as the right thing is achieved?”''
-->-- '''[[https://news.vice.com/story/oscar-nominated-hidden-figures-was-whitewashed-but-it-didnt-have-to-be Theodore Melfi]]''', director of ''Film/HiddenFigures'', explaining why he includes [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory a fictional scene]] in which the white male director of NASA desegregates NASA’s bathrooms, when in reality Katherine Jackson, the black female protagonist, [[RefugeInAudacity simply used the white bathrooms without seeking anyone’s permission]].

-> ''“There’s no need for ''Film/HiddenFigures'' to [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory follow the true-to-life story to the letter—it’s not a documentary]]. But if the raw material is so powerful and interesting, why did the writers need to add a white guy who ‘does the right thing’? The answer to that question is pretty obvious. Black people wouldn’t be bothered by a movie that shows white characters who are oppressive at worst and [[BystanderSyndrome aloof and unhelpful at best]], anymore than women would be bothered by the male characters in ''Literature/TheStepfordWives''. So this kind of alteration only serves to soothe the conscience of white people. That’s the purpose of the White Savior trope—to provide a white character that allows white viewers to feel good about themselves. In this case, it means that a white person doesn’t have to think about the possibility that, were they around back in the 1960s South, they might have been one of the bad ones. Or the possibility that in 50 years, when someone makes a movie about 2017 America, that their own behavior will qualify '''them''' as one of the bad ones.”''
-->-- '''Dexter Thomas''', “[[https://news.vice.com/story/oscar-nominated-hidden-figures-was-whitewashed-but-it-didnt-have-to-be Space So White]],” responding to Theodore Melfi's quote above

-->--'''John Reider''', ''Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction

->''"The Cotton Club was kind of a dividing point between white and black Harlem. The mobsters used it for their bootlegging, they hired black entertainers while only dealing with white clientèle. ''The Cotton Club'' was supposed to be a majority black starring cast and was going to be a gangland musical...The story focuses on a coronet player (Creator/RichardGere) who saves the life of a mobster and is hired to work for him as a reward. Gere has to escort the mobster’s girl (played by Creator/DianeLane) whom he falls in love with. Oh and there is [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg something to do with Gregory Hines…somewhere]]."''

-> ''“There’s no need for ''Film/HiddenFigures'' to [[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory follow the true-to-life story to the letter—it’s not a documentary]]. But if the raw material is so powerful and interesting, why did the writers need to add a white guy who ‘does the right thing’? The answer to that question is pretty obvious. Black people wouldn’t be bothered by a movie that shows white characters who are oppressive at worst and [[BystanderSyndrome aloof and unhelpful at best]], anymore than women would be bothered by the male characters in ''Literature/TheStepfordWives''. So this kind of alteration only serves to soothe the conscience of white people. That’s the purpose of the White Savior trope—to provide a white character that allows white viewers to feel good about themselves. In this case, it means that white a person doesn’t have to think about the possibility that, were they around back in the 1960s South, they might have been one of the bad ones. Or the possibility that in 50 years, when someone makes a movie about 2017 America, that their own behavior will qualify '''them''' as one of the bad ones.”''
-->-- '''Dexter Thomas''', “[[https://news.vice.com/story/oscar-nominated-hidden-figures-was-whitewashed-but-it-didnt-have-to-be Space So White]]”

-->--'''WebSite/SFDebris''' on ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', "Tattoo"

->''"The Cotton Club was kind of a dividing point between white and black Harlem. The mobsters used it for their bootlegging, they hired black entertainers while only dealing with white clientèle. ''The Cotton Club'' was supposed to be a majority black starring cast and was going to be a gangland musical...The story focuses on a coronet player (RichardGere) who saves the life of a mobster and is hired to work for him as a reward. Gere has to escort the mobster’s girl (played by Creator/DianeLane) whom he falls in love with. Oh and there is [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg something to do with Gregory Hines…somewhere]]."''

->''"To treat my nation like we don't know how to fight. We, the Lakota, who are responsible-- the first nation to ever militarily defeat the United States of America on the field of battle, and [[Creator/KevinCostner Lawrence of the Plains]] has to teach ''[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy us]]'' how to fight?!"''

->''"The Cotton Club was kind of a dividing point between white and black Harlem. The mobsters used it for their bootlegging, they hired black entertainers while only dealing with white clientèle. ''The Cotton Club'' was supposed to be a majority black starring cast and was going to be a gangland musical...The story focuses on a coronet player (RichardGere) who saves the life of a mobster and is hired to work for him as a reward. Gere has to escort the mobster’s girl (played by Diane Lane) whom he falls in love with. Oh and there is [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg something to do with Gregory Hines…somewhere]]."''

-->--'''[[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Miles Antwiler]]''' [[http://moviemoses.wordpress.com/2010/01/27/the-cotton-club-1984-francis-ford-coppola/ on]] ''The Cotton Club'' (1984)