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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just wanting to throw out some thoughts:

If you are savvy business people like the Tuhey's are, you may talk to Oher about capitalizing on their story. And it's not JUST Oher's story. It's all of theirs. And they all should profit. It sucks if Oher didn't get anything from the conservatorship - he should and hopefully that'll come out in the courts. But if they all profited from it, I think that's fair.

For Oher to now say that her work (marketing, traveling and doing the speaking circuit, writing her speeches, performing them, etc.) all that money should go to him is ridiculous. He should do the speaking circuit and make his own money using the story.

[b]If Oher never went and lived with them, do you think there would even be a book? movie? speaking opportunities?  No. Those all happened because of the Tuheys. Yes, it was based on him. But based on the whole family too. I read that they each got $14,000 for the movie. That's it. But for all these other opportunities I think Oher is trying for a money grab without realizing that the family made it what it is today.[/b]

Bottom line is there are a lot of us that have riveting stories that, with the right connections, startup money and/or business savvy could make some buck off of. Just having a story doesn't get you everything Oher is asking for.[/quote]

You do realize that the Blind Side was not at all factual?  Despite what the movie depicted, Oher knew about football and didn't need Leigh Anne to teach him.  :roll:

It's very likely that Oher would have found success with or without the Tuohy family.  He was already enrolled at the private school where the Tuohy's children went, and played football.  ESPN also reported that the Tuohy family was acquainted with Oher, but became closer to him once they discovered his athletic ability.

Perhaps the question you should be asking is would anyone be paying attention to the Tuohy's if they hadn't manipulated Oher? All this proves is that the Tuohy's are famewhores and used Oher's success to further themselves and gain popularity.  [/quote]

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