andrewrgross

@andrewrgross@lemmy.today

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Blackpoleon Blackparte⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s a crude way of putting it.

  But I agree that simply labeling black characters “Magical Negros” is unconstructive.

  My understanding is that Spike Lee coined the term to point out when black characters are tokenized in a way that diminishes them as full, realized characters. Was Foreman not given these relationships because the writers neglected his character? Of was this just because of who he was as a character? I didn’t watch the show, so I’m genuinely asking.

  I find John Coffey in the Green Mile a great case study. He literally is a magical negro. But also… constructively, what is the element of the film that needs corrected? Was his character disrespectful to black culture?

  It didn’t seem that way to me, but if someone else feels otherwise I’m open to that opinion.