Magical Negro


[Posted as a comment under article by Pat Buchanan about book, "How Barack Obama Won: A State by State Guide to the Historic 2008 Election" Co-authored by NBC's Chuck Todd

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31728

"Glimmers of Hope for the GOP"
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Human Events
May 5, 2009]

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Co-authored by NBC's Chuck Todd, it is a grim tale of what happened to the GOP in 2008, and what the future may hold.


Pat and Chuck Todd explain well what voters were looking for in the last election but not so much why those voters believed that Obama is the man who can deliver. I suspect the reason is 'The Magical Negro'

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro

"The magical negro (sometimes called the mystical negro or magic negro) is a supporting, often mystical stock character in fiction who, by use of special insight or powers, helps the white protagonist get out of trouble."
--did anyone not see the droves of white folks hailing the Messiah? The ones here in Boston are from the whitest areas known to man. I doubt that the majority of them ever associate with black people in their day-to-day in any meaningful way. Maybe precisely this disconnect from reality that made it so easy for them to engage in fantasy. What else, other than his color, could they possibly find so inspiring and intriguing in this underachiever, affirmative action baby nobody?

"The magical negro is typically but not always "in some way outwardly or inwardly disabled, either by discrimination, disability or social constraint," often a janitor or prisoner.[5] He has no past; he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist.[6] He sometimes fits the black stereotype, "prone to criminality and laziness."[7] To counterbalance this, he has some sort of magical power, "rather vaguely defined but not the sort of thing one typically encounters."[6] He is patient and wise, often dispensing various words of wisdom, and is "closer to the earth."[2]"
--Obama's 'former' drug use is highlighted by white leftists as if some sort of an achievement. Accusations of fraud, racism, drug use, questionable upbringing were all like putting water on a grease fire.
--Obama has none-existing past achievements. Who care? Look at him! HE IS BLACK!

"The magical negro serves as a plot device to help the protagonist get out of trouble, typically through helping the white character recognize his own faults and overcome them."
-- Whites are in financial trouble and Obama, the person involved in so many crooked deals and who demonstrated complete lack of knowledge about economics, will fix it all because he is black.

Make no mistake about it. Obama's presidential campaign started when the Magical Negro archetype was introduced in contemporary fiction, brainwashing white people, decades ago. Obama simply stepped into the role.

An Idiot’s Guide to the Magical Negro
http://blog.spout.com/2009/01/05/an-idiots-guide-to-the-magical-negro/