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Barack Obama Faces Backlash Over Scene in Film He Helped Produce Warning Against Trusting ‘White People’

by Elizabeth Weibel
December 13, 2023 at 10:26 am
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Barack Obama Faces Backlash Over Scene in Film He Helped Produce Warning Against Trusting ‘White People’

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 03: Former President Barack Obama speaks to attendees at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum on November 03, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama spoke about economic inclusion is fundamental to safeguarding and expanding democracies in countries around the world. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Former President Barack Obama has received criticism regarding a scene in a film on which he served as executive producer.

In a scene from “Leave the World Behind,” a movie based on Rumaan Alam’s novel, two families come together amid a technology blackout and have to discover ways to survive, according to Newsweek.

Both the former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, signed on to serve as executive producers of the film last year through their company, Higher Ground.

In the controversial scene, a daughter is seen being comforted by her dad in bed and saying, “I’m asking you to remember that if the world falls apart, trust should not be doled out easily to anyone, especially white people.”

NEW – Netflix's "Leave the World Behind" cyber apocalypse movie warns about "white people" if "the world falls apart." pic.twitter.com/YRQ2Vh9roT

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 11, 2023

Many people pointed out that Barack and Michelle Obama had served as producers for the film and how the scene reflected “racism.”

“Pretty wild that the Obamas were producers for this movie,” Henry Rodgers, chief national correspondent with the Daily Caller, wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Pretty wild that the Obamas were producers for this movie…https://t.co/dfm5kPJEcL https://t.co/N5A6BQWql7

— Henry Rodgers (@henryrodgersdc) December 11, 2023

“That’s just blatant racism,” David Duhme, a student at the Technical University in Berlin, Germany, wrote.

That’s just blatant racism https://t.co/woHkEh9V1V

— David Duhme (@DavidDuhme) December 11, 2023

“Imagine if they said this about any other ethnicity in a movie,” Brett Craig, the former EVP, creative with the Daily Wire wrote.

Imagine if they said this about any other ethnicity in a movie. https://t.co/il5t73cqiq

— Brett Craig (@bac37) December 11, 2023

Another user wrote, “This movie is a nothing-burger. Both women were rude towards each other but only one of them learnt a lesson in treating others better. In race-war obsessed US, I’ll let you guess who. Pathetic contribution from former leaders who love politics of division.”

This movie is a nothing-burger. Both women were rude towards each other but only one of them learnt a lesson in treating others better. In race-war obsessed US, I’ll let you guess who. Pathetic contribution from former leaders who love politics of division. https://t.co/aQVW0X0puP

— Iraq Lobster ? (@TamieOfficial) December 11, 2023

Another person pointed out the irony of the film’s release, which was “followed by a ‘Major Chinese Cyber Attack’ on the US.”

Isn’t it interesting this movie drops this last weekend, followed by a “Major Chinese Cyber Attack” on the US?

Almost like they promoted fear porn with the movie then wanted to issue strike one directly after.

Scripted. https://t.co/u50mHQmVJ4

— Joshua Reid (@realjoshuareid) December 11, 2023

“Almost like they promoted fear porn with the movie then wanted to issue strike one directly after,” Joshua Reid, the host of the “Daily Dose” podcast, wrote. “Scripted.”

The film stars Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la and Kevin Bacon.

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