We should start a "Who's your favorite magic negro?" thread.
Super duper magic negroes have almost completely replaced the "wise old bearded white dude" archetype. And Morgan Freeman almost has a monopoly on the role today. He was a god and a janitor at the same time in Bruce Almighty. He has unlimited godly powers, but he just steps aside to mop the floors and give advice to Jim Carrey. But then again, Morpheus in the Matrix is a pretty damn epic magic negro with the pills and the kung fu skills, but he's just there to teach and train the young white Neo.
Discussing the racist archetype/stereotype in films is one thing, but calling a political figure a magic negro is another. Calling Obama a magic negro is saying that he is a token black, and a puppet for the white man's agenda, and that's just more of this "he isn't black enough" crap.
I doubt most of the people who hear the song have even heard the term "magic negro" before, but either interpretation is very racially insensitive and stupid for a politician to defend.
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