MIchael Moore, Role Model

Matt Murray

Throughout the article "Michael Moore, Role Model", the author portrays Michael Moore as a hypocrite multiple times. To present this opinion, the author highlights the multiple accounts on which Moore has publicly stated his own opinion that white Americans are still maintaining a high level of racism. Specific occurrences of this that the author uses includes a quote by Moore: "At work we whites still get the plum jobs, double the pay, and a seat in front of the bus to happiness and success". Shortly after this quote is presented by the author in the article, the author reveals a few different pieces of information that expose the hypocritical side of Moore. It is summarized that throughout all of the films that Moore has produced, out of the 134 different people he has employed, an astonishingly low total of 3 of those workers were African American. To bolster their opinion even further, the author divulges another, somewhat shocking, piece of information about Moore: His home in Central Lake, Michigan which is part of a 2300 person community, did not have a single black resident according to the census of 2000.

With the presentation of these facts by the author, I can't help but to agree with the opinion that Michael Moore is a serious hypocrite. He continuously bashes the general white population for being racist and not giving African Americans an equal opportunity, yet there is plain and simple proof that he is just as big a part of the problem as anyone else may be. He questions the white population, "If you're white and you really want to help change things why not start with yourself?" It sounds like he needs to start listening to his own advice.