Dumb
Obama the ‘Magic Negro’ - an op-ed piece in the Los Angeles Times by David Ehrenstein. Pop psychology, cinema archetypes and political analysis are blended into a strange brew.
Dumber
The resulting song parody by Paul Shanklin featured on The Rush Limbaugh Show in which a bad caricature of Al Sharpton sings “Barack the Magic Negro” to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon.”
Or the YouTube version:
According to the writing - David Erthenstein “The “Magic Negro” is the reverse of the “Darkie” sterotype. Instead of dumb, he; smart. Instead of shitless, he’s inductrious. Instead of untrustworthy, you can give him the keys to your house”. This is a direct quote.