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Magical Negro

The Magical Negro (also magic Negro or mystical Negro, with varying capitalization) is a trope in American cinema, television, and literature. In the cinema of the United States, the Magical Negro is a supporting stock character who comes to the aid of the (usually white) protagonists in a film. Magical Negro characters, often possessing special insight…

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Magical Negro

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Edges66
Triples21
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
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Magical Negro

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related to Fiction and film · 12
Magical Negro → Audrey Colombe, Film, Matt Zoller Seitz, Negro, Sidney Poitier, Spike Lee, The, The Defiant Ones, The Magical Negro, They, White, White-dominated
see also · 6
Magical Negro → African AmericansThe American Society, Black Girl MagicCounterstereotypeDonor, John HenryismMammy, Magical NegroesUncle TomXenocentrismWhite, Pixie Dream GirlMary SueModel, Remus
is a · 2
Magical Negro → supporting stock character who comes to the aid of the, trope in cinema

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negro magical white black film trope character american magic people also often powers used whites 2001 bagger vance cinema characters

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Magical Negrois asupporting stock character who comes to the aid of the0.90text
Magical Negrois atrope in cinema0.90text
theinstance ofwho devotes himself to selflessly helping whites is a throwback to racist stereotypes0.80text
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmThe Magical Negro0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmThe0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmNegro0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmThey0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmThe Defiant Ones0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmSidney Poitier0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmFilm0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmMatt Zoller Seitz0.60section
Magical Negrorelated to Fiction and filmAudrey Colombe0.60section

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