Magical Negro - The magical negro (sometimes called the mystical negro or magic negro) is a term generally used to describe a supporting, often mystical stock character in fiction who, by use of special insight or powers, helps the white protagonist get out of trouble.
Typically he helps the white character recognize his own faults and overcome them. Although he has magical powers, his "magic is ostensibly directed toward helping and enlightening a white male character."Although from a certain perspective the character may seem to be showing African-Americans in a positive light, he is still ultimately subordinate to European-Americans. He is also regarded as an exception, allowing white America to "like individual black people but not black culture." To save the white protagonist, however, he would do anything, including sacrificing himself.
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Sound familiar anyone? Will Obama save White America from its troublesome past? We shall find out in the next episode of Obamanation, The Blue Mile.
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