Saturday, November 23, 2024
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Get the Daily
Briefing by Email

Subscribe

Perspective: What ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ and ‘The Blind Side’ have in Common


Jennifer Graham
Deseret News, Aug. 15, 2023

You don’t have to be a fan of the movie or the song to be disappointed by this turn of events. And to be clear — there’s no proof that any of these accusations are true.”
 
At first glance, “Rich Men North of Richmond” and “The Blind Side” have nothing in common, except that they both originated in the American South.

The first is a ballad that went viral last week, elevating the singer, Oliver Anthony, to the sort of overnight fame that can be had on social media if people love you (or hate you) enough.

Anthony, a farmer who lives off the grid in Virginia, didn’t have an X/Twitter account 10 days ago. Now, he has more than 340,000 followers on X, including Joe Rogan, Bari Weiss and Seth Dillon, and “Rich Men North of Richmond” is being hailed as the new anthem of the working class.
As I write, it’s the No. 1 song on iTunes, having surpassed both Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” and Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town.”

The Blind Side,” of course, is the hit movie from 2009.

Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for her portrayal of a feisty Tennessee mother who took in a homeless teen and helped him with his education and eventual football career. It is the sort of film often described as a “feel-good movie” and depicted Leigh Anne Tuohy, the character that Bullock played, as something of a saint in ignoring the objections of her family and friends and opening her home to Michael Oher, who went on to play for the Baltimore Ravens.

… [To read the full article, click here]

Donate CIJR

Become a CIJR Supporting Member!

Most Recent Articles

The Empty Symbolism of Criminal Charges Against Hamas

0
Jeff Jacoby The Boston Globe, Sept. 8, 2024 “… no Palestinian terrorist has ever been brought to justice in the United States for atrocities committed against Americans abroad.”   Hersh Goldberg-Polin...

Britain Moves Left, But How Far?

0
Editorial WSJ, July 5, 2024   “Their failures created an opening for Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, a party promising stricter immigration controls and the lower-tax policies...

HELP CIJR GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS

0
"For the second time this year, it is my greatest merit to lead you into battle and to fight together.  On this day 80...

Day 5 of the War: Israel Internalizes the Horrors, and Knows Its Survival Is...

0
David Horovitz Times of Israel, Oct. 11, 2023 “The more credible assessments are that the regime in Iran, avowedly bent on Israel’s elimination, did not work...

Subscribe Now!

Subscribe now to receive the
free Daily Briefing by email

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

  • Subscribe to the Daily Briefing

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.