RNC sent "Barack the magic negro" song to members!?!?

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Originally Posted by MrSykes

C'mon, get a grip. It's a PARODY. I'm black and I find it hilarious. You have to know a bit about the whole magic negro stereotype to get it.

Really you mean Mr. Charlie the White Liberal really isn't as all knowing about Black Folk as he thinks?

[TuborgP]

Food for thought to agree with or not:
Magical negro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Examples of magical negroes as published by social commentators include:

Uncle Remus (James Baskett) in the film Song of the South (1946) [10]
Noah Cullen (Sidney Poitier) in the film The Defiant Ones (1958)[2]
The magical negro is a recurring archetype Stephen King's novels as well as some adaptations of his work:
Dick Hallorann in The Shining (1977), and in both the 1980 film adaptation (Scatman Crothers) and the 1997 TV miniseries (Melvin Van Peebles)[2]
Mother Abagail in The Stand (1978), and the 1994 TV adaptation (Ruby Dee)[2]
John Coffey in The Green Mile (1996), and the 1999 film adaptation (Michael Clarke Duncan)[2][5]
Moses the Clock Man (Bill Cobbs) in the film The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) [11]
Cash (Don Cheadle) in the film The Family Man (2000)[3][5]
Bagger Vance (Will Smith) in the film The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)[2][3][5][12]
Elosha (Lorena Gale) in the television show Battlestar Galactic (2004) [13]
Gloria Dump (Cicely Tyson) in the film Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)[14]
God (Morgan Freeman) in the film Bruce Almighty/Evan Almighty.[15]
Eddie "Scrap Iron" Dupris (Morgan Freeman) in Million Dollar Baby[16]
Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) in The Matrix.[5]
Oracle (Gloria Foster) in The Matrix.[5]
Lamont (Guy Torry) in the film American History X.[17]
King George (David Gulpilil) and Nullah (Brandon Walters) in Australia_(2008_film) (note that these characters are Australian Aborigines and not Negros but they still possess mystical powers).[5]

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Magical negro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uses outside of fiction
Examples of the use of the term magical negro as published by commentators in non-fictional contexts include:

Barack Obama-- Presidential nominee of the Democratic Party and winner of the 2008 general election.[18] Usage of the title,"Obama the Magic Negro" for a Los Angeles Times piece later inspired the satirical and racist song "Barack the Magic Negro", written by parodist Paul Shanklin and popularized through Rush Limbaugh's radio show.[19]
David Hampton--Con artist[18]
Magic Johnson--Basketball player[18]

This and other articles helps to provide a background for discussing the CD that was sent. Obama the Magical Negro was not the only possibly offensive song on the CD. There were other groups that also may and could be upset as their were offerings about them also.

[Manigault]

I just think the whole situation shows how clueless the RNC is. And they are serious about reaching out beyond their traditional voter base?

[TuborgP]

Originally Posted by Manigault

I just think the whole situation shows how clueless the RNC is. And they are serious about reaching out beyond their traditional voter base?

Some within the leadership want to do that. Others feel they lost because they didn't hit hard enough. Saltsman would appear to be of the hit hard school of thought and he may have felt the CD was part of his resume.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by msconnie73

There is no way to know for a FACT that the number of racists in the republican party exceeds those in the democratic party so your assertion is bunk. You need to quit using sources such as MoveOn.org to fuel your blind rage and stereotypes against republicans.

Well, no, that is not one of the boxes to check when you register to vote. I know some life-long Dems who are very racist. I know life-long Repubs (my dear mother, may she rest in peace for one) who walked the walk of integration. Her black friends were always welcome in our home.

[Spudcommando]

I personally don't find anything wrong with the song, however I'm not black. But one would think a candidate for the RNC chair would be smarter than this....

Unfortunate really, I thought the GOP had actually gotten a clue after the A$$ kicking they recieved. This isn't really helping the party's image right now....

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Originally Posted by Spudcommando

I personally don't find anything wrong with the song, however I'm not black. But one would think a candidate for the RNC chair would be smarter than this....

Unfortunate really, I thought the GOP had actually gotten a clue after the A$$ kicking they recieved. This isn't really helping the party's image right now....

Read the thread BlackKnight started on how this might help Saltsman. Just because some are upset doesn't mean that all are.