blog.spout.com - 1/6/2009
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Out of all the cinematic staples, the so-called “ magical negro ” is the worst to define and discuss due to it being the mother of all loaded terms. A catch-all phrase used to describe how African-Americans in film tend to be superhuman physically, spiritually or both, it’s currently in the ...
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