magical negro
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Stop Comparing ‘American Fiction,’ to ‘The American Society of Magical Negroes’ Because They’re Black Films
There’s Room For Two Black Movies to Have Satirical Opinions on Race
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‘The American Society of Magical Negroes,’ Got People Feeling All Kind of Ways
The forthcoming film was met with initial excitement and intrigue—or at least that was the case until the trailer hit the internet.
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Bob Iger Confirms Song of the South Will Not Be on Disney+, Says It's 'Not Appropriate in Today’s World'
It looks like Disney+ won’t feed your “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” earworm anytime soon! According to Deadline, Disney executive chairman Bob Iger confirmed at the annual shareholders’ meeting that the 1946 Disney classic film Song of the South will not be re-released on the Disney+ streaming platform. Iger recently stepped down as CEO in February and was replaced…
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An Argument for Why Donald Glover in The Martian Is the Greatest Magical Negro Ever
We’ve seen myriad depictions of the Magical Negro on screen. Some, like Morgan Freeman in Bruce Almighty, are omnipotent. Some, like Chris Rock in Dogma, bring comedy relief and strange hair. And then others, like Anthony Mackie in The Adjustment Bureau, are basically motion-sensor lights for white people. But none of these Magic-ass Negroes are…
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I’m Pretty Sure a White Woman Who Almost Killed Me Thinks She Saved My Life, and I Hope Sandra Bullock Plays Her in My Life Story
I believe I have my own white-savior story that might actually be a Magical Negro story at the same damn time. I think the proper term for this story that I’m about to tell is an allegory. What’s the deeper, potentially political, meaning behind it? I don’t know. It sure as shit means something, though.…
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The Most Racist Statue in America Is in … Pittsburgh, and It’s the Most Ridiculous Magical Negro You’ll Ever See
There are times, like when watching footage of what happened in Charlottesville, Va., that racism bombards the senses like a virus, leaving your skin sore, your soul hardened and your spirit fatigued; a disillusioning, full-body wizening that disrupts, destroys and (occasionally) ends lives. And then there are times when the racism is so scenery-chewing and…