See, it’s not insulting somebody to call them a “Magic Negro,” unless they’re actually magical and of African-American descent, in which case just call them by their first name - don’t be a dick. ![]() ![]() The Chinese called the concept Kun-Lun, which referred to quite literally magical black slaves that featured in hundreds of fairy tales and local legends leaping into rivers, dodging spears, and dying epic, noble deaths just for the honor of serving their masters in some small way. The term was most recently popularized by Spike Lee in a lecture at Washington State University, but it’s really been around for thousands of years. Now, while I'm sure quite a few of the guys involved in this scandal are using it more like a deragotory slur than a thesis statement, that's not what it's originally supposed to mean. The Magic Negro is typically a secondary character - usually a prisoner or servant - who through nigh-on “magical” insight, wisdom, and patience guides the white protagonist through all of his trials and tribulations, ultimately assisting him in becoming a better human being, but without ever bettering himself. It refers to a stock character utilized by hack writers when deus ex machina keeps getting caught up by their spell checker. No, the term “Magic Negro” is a critical theory term, referring to a popular post-modernist concept in literary fiction and films. However, rather than opting for the tempting flash of say, a Gold Rolex, or even the subtle refinement of the Bronze Casio Calculator Watch, instead decided to distribute CDS of “humorous” political parodies from a right wing perspective containing Then came the aforementioned RNC candidate, Chip Saltsman, who needed a way to butter up members of the committee for his pending chairmanship. Rush Limbaugh, being as always a jiggling bag of fat and dicks, then played it on the air and guffawed sanctimoniously while chained up Twi'lek slave-girls danced around his Carbonite-frozen Han Solo. If you haven’t heard the story by now, here’s the run-down: An LA times reporter called Barack Obama a “magic negro” in an op-ed column, inspiring a man named Paul Shanklin, who’s sort of a poor man’s Weird Al Yankovick (which is odd, because I always thought Weird Al Yankovick was the poor man’s Weird Al Yankovick,) to pen a parody song titled Barack The Magic Negro. This is literally the reason Photoshop was invented. Harry Potter meets Frost/Nixon,) but instead suffered through about five-hundred words of mealy-mouthed bullshit and effete Politically Correct whining.
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