." >> with sidney portier. >> he just won the academy award.breaking down barriers for all of us. >> it's not about being white, it's about acting white. sidney portier is nothing but an uncle tom. look at you, all toughed up. covering your ear, saying whatever you want. >> what? >> get the hell out of my house! >> everybody just sit down. >> i'm sorry, mr. butler. i didn't mean to make fun of your hero. >> everything you are, and everything you have is because of that butler. >> i spoke at length to forest whittaker and oprah winfrey about the film and about race in america, particularly after the trayvon martin case. here's part of that interview. you talked about this coming at an important time. certainly there has been in the wake of the trayvon martin case a discussion about raise in this country. i saw a poll recently the majority of african-americans says this is a discussion that needs to be had. a majority of whites say too much is being too much of this. >> i know, i know. that's why i love the film, in light of this discussion, beca