![]() Most white saviour narratives are written by a white author, an author who claims that they’re aware this isn’t necessarily their story to tell but at least someone is telling it. I think, in part, the problem lies in the author being a white woman. In an era where the black minority is letting their voice be heard, The Help feels unnecessary and… wrong. White saviourism refers to the idea that racial minorities – typically the black minority – requires saving by a privileged white person. Scouring the internet, it’s almost impossible to find any reviews or articles that call The Help out for its evident white saviourism. ![]() As we watch The Academy Awards annually and we tweet out about the racial injustice of the awards ceremony, about the white privilege, about how it’s a white people’s event, it’s curious that we don’t talk this way about the racial injustice in books, about the white privilege, about how publishing is a white people’s industry. ![]() ![]() It’s beloved by readers globally, as proved by its reception of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction in 2009. ![]() Kathryn Stockett’s The Help is the winner of numerous awards, including the 2010 Townsend prize for fiction and the 2012 Peter Selvin award. ![]()
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