- 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 whiteprotagonist get out of trouble. The word "negro ", now considered by many as archaic and offensive, is used intentionally to suggest that the archetype is a racist throwback, an update of the "Sambo" and "savage other" stereotypes. []
* Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman) in "Million Dollar Baby " [cite web
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/03/24/AR2005032400739.html
title=Oscar's 'Ray' Of Hope
author=Eugene Robinson
publisher=The Washington Post Company
accessdate=2008-07-27]
*Morpheus in "The Matrix".
*Lamont (Guy Torry ) in the film "American History X ". [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/americanhistoryxhunter.htm "'History X': Hate With a Passion"] , By Stephen Hunter, Washington Post Staff Writer. October 30, 1998]Uses outside of fiction
Examples of the use of the term "magical negro" as published by commentators in non-fictional contexts include:
*Barack Obama --Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party in the 2008 general election [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,5335087.story?coll=la-opinion-center Obama the 'Magic Negro' - Los Angeles Times ] ]
*David Hampton --Con artist
*Magic Johnson --Basketball player ee also
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Noble savage References
External links
*cite web |url= http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/dictionary/magic_negro/ |title= "magic Negro" definition from Double Tongued Dictionary |accessdate=2007-10-04
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