White savior refers to western people going in to “fix” the problems of struggling nations or people of color without understanding their history, needs, or the region’s current state of affairs.
Invisible Children aims to hold the solutions of three American filmmakers above the African activists who have lived and worked in the affected communities their whole lives. Talk about white saviors.
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One of the most underrated metal bands out there. They released their debut album in 1997 named "Iron Savior" and address themes such as science fiction.
Check out "Battering Ram", "Megatropolis" and "Heavy Metal Never Dies" from Iron Savior. Their songs are beast!
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I understand that right now he wants our vote more than he wants us poor fuckers to die, but I will still consider voting for this fake economic savior ‘cause he’s buying my groceries!
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