Im really bothered by the Michael Oher story...

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PrattvilleVol

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I've heard he was exploited by a rich white family. I fought this to the nth degree until I learned their last name was Touey (tuey??? spelling). Michael's family is rather wealthy but what is very peculiar is Al Wilson was adopted by a white family in Jackson with the same last name. How does a not so common last name with the same last name, white family, both adopt pro bowl black kids? We're not talking about Jones, Smith et.al...Touey is not so common with a suspicious common thread.

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It is spelled tuohy and his story was over exagerrated for entertainment purposes. for example, he played football since he was in 8th grade, despite them saying he started in high school, etc. And either way they took care of him better than his own family was so I think it is a moot point.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
I've heard he was exploited by a rich white family. I fought this to the nth degree until I learned their last name was Touey (tuey??? spelling). Michael's family is rather wealthy but what is very peculiar is Al Wilson was adopted by a white family in Jackson with the same last name. How does a not so common last name with the same last name, white family, both adopt pro bowl black kids? We're not talking about Jones, Smith et.al...Touey is not so common with a suspicious common thread.

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Wilson lived in Jackson and went to Jackson Central Merry, a not so dignified school if I remember correctly. Oher went to Briarcrest Christian...I don't see the correlation.
 
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Stlvolman said:
It is spelled tuohy and his story was over exagerrated for entertainment purposes. for example, he played football since he was in 8th grade, despite them saying he started in high school, etc. And either way they took care of him better than his own family was so I think it is a moot point.
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Please explain how Al Wilson was adopted by a white family with the same last name from Jackson???
 
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lylsmorr said:
Sheesh you're dense, google Sean TUOHY and see what you get. Only adopted Michael Oher, not Al Wilson
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Google Al Wilson dummy and please don't comment and dig your stupidity further into solid earth. We're not talking about Jones and Hossenmeyer from 80 miles apart. Similiar or same last names with the same result dingbat!
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
Google Al Wilson dummy and please don't comment and dig your stupidity further into solid earth. We're not talking about Jones and Hossenmeyer from 80 miles apart. Similiar or same last names with the same result dingbat!
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How about you link me up so I can see what you are talking about exactly, instead of trying to take personal digs when I'm providing facts.
 
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So are you implying that you think this family is taking in poor black kids who may have a future in the NFL to cash in on them?
 
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The amount of cynicism surrounding this story is just baffling to me. My future brother-in-law is apparently friends with the Tuohys. He has been spitting out all sorts of jealous ranting about how they supposedly exploited this kid and how "everyone in Memphis knows that they helped Oher for their own benefit."
Honestly, that makes me sick that people could even think that. First of all, just because a kid is big doesn't mean he's going to be an amazing NFL caliber athlete. Anyone who thinks that just doesn't understand football. He's 6'4, which is big, but it isn't like he was some freak of nature. Secondly, they were already loaded!
People in this world are just too cynical to stop and consider that someone else might have truly been able to do good for someone else.
Who cares if they supposedly pushed to have the movie made? If my adopted son went from the streets to the NFL this quickly, I'd be so proud of him that I'd want to brag about the story to everyone in the world!
Bottom line is that this kid is pretty much like one of the Jolie-Pitt kids. He was on the streets, and was given a home. Whether or not he "made it" big in sports is irrelevant. He'd probably be dead if he hadn't been picked up by whomever was willing to do so. Now he's not dead, and he's thriving. Can't someone just be happy for the kid, and maybe even happy for the parents for being the ones to step up to the plate?
 
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Panthro said:
The amount of cynicism surrounding this story is just baffling to me. My future brother-in-law is apparently friends with the Tuohys. He has been spitting out all sorts of jealous ranting about how they supposedly exploited this kid and how "everyone in Memphis knows that they helped Oher for their own benefit."
Honestly, that makes me sick that people could even think that. First of all, just because a kid is big doesn't mean he's going to be an amazing NFL caliber athlete. Anyone who thinks that just doesn't understand football. He's 6'4, which is big, but it isn't like he was some freak of nature. Secondly, they were already loaded!
People in this world are just too cynical to stop and consider that someone else might have truly been able to do good for someone else.
Who cares if they supposedly pushed to have the movie made? If my adopted son went from the streets to the NFL this quickly, I'd be so proud of him that I'd want to brag about the story to everyone in the world!
Bottom line is that this kid is pretty much like one of the Jolie-Pitt kids. He was on the streets, and was given a home. Whether or not he "made it" big in sports is irrelevant. He'd probably be dead if he hadn't been picked up by whomever was willing to do so. Now he's not dead, and he's thriving. Can't someone just be happy for the kid, and maybe even happy for the parents for being the ones to step up to the plate?
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Great post
 
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Panthro said:
The amount of cynicism surrounding this story is just baffling to me. My future brother-in-law is apparently friends with the Tuohys. He has been spitting out all sorts of jealous ranting about how they supposedly exploited this kid and how "everyone in Memphis knows that they helped Oher for their own benefit."
Honestly, that makes me sick that people could even think that. First of all, just because a kid is big doesn't mean he's going to be an amazing NFL caliber athlete. Anyone who thinks that just doesn't understand football. He's 6'4, which is big, but it isn't like he was some freak of nature. Secondly, they were already loaded!
People in this world are just too cynical to stop and consider that someone else might have truly been able to do good for someone else.
Who cares if they supposedly pushed to have the movie made? If my adopted son went from the streets to the NFL this quickly, I'd be so proud of him that I'd want to brag about the story to everyone in the world!
Bottom line is that this kid is pretty much like one of the Jolie-Pitt kids. He was on the streets, and was given a home. Whether or not he "made it" big in sports is irrelevant. He'd probably be dead if he hadn't been picked up by whomever was willing to do so. Now he's not dead, and he's thriving. Can't someone just be happy for the kid, and maybe even happy for the parents for being the ones to step up to the plate?
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Uh, the speculation isn't that he was adopted in order to bring them NFL dough, but to supply Ole Miss with a big time offensive lineman.
 
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kptvol said:
Uh, the speculation isn't that he was adopted in order to bring them NFL dough, but to supply Ole Miss with a big time offensive lineman.
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I'm sure there would be plenty of ways to talk a poor black kid into going to Ole Miss other than adopting him. Like the above poster said, I don't know why it's so hard for some people to believe they did it out of goodness and love in their hearts. Also Sean Tuohy grew up in New Orleans, I thought, but he went to school at Ole Miss.
 
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hmanvolfan said:
I'm sure there would be plenty of ways to talk a poor black kid into going to Ole Miss other than adopting him. Like the above poster said, I don't know why it's so hard for some people to believe they did it out of goodness and love in their hearts. Also Sean Tuohy grew up in New Orleans, I thought, but he went to school at Ole Miss.
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Because most people wouldn't be willing to do what that family did for micheal oher. It's sad that it has to be that way but its just the way that it is. I personally think its ridiculous to think that a family of good christian faith, who already had plenty of money, took this kid in for money or to play at ole miss.especially an offensive lineman. I know that tackle is just as important as any other position but cmon man. like i said in my previous post one bad knee injury and he's finished. Then what? if he got hurt do they kick him out the house? It's a great story and it's sad that some people actually belive that nobody can do anything nice anymore without having a personal and selfish reason.
 
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Great posts all...especially Panthro. I found out my disillusion to be misguided but indeed false and I am so happy to be wrong! Al's Mom's name is Tookie Wilson thus the confusion with Tuhey! God Bless both of these wonderful families!
 
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