"I think I said something about how most of the movies have the person of color admiring the white protagonist for his character or his skill or something"
Even when it's shit they TAUGHT the white man! e.g. The Last Samurai
Is the Magical Negro an extension of the Mammy (the self-sacrificing source of boundless spiritual --which usually means any idea that's not inspired by the industrial revolution or the Crusades-- wisdom, but who would have thought) or do you mean like "all you people know voodoo, right?" magical?
And, one for the list: Blood Diamond. This one is unique from the others in that it criticizes one White Savior charatcer, but still exhonerates another, has that character compare a black man to a baboon and threaten to skin him (he does skin the baboon and for no reason, but that's another blog), and all without the director noticing that all of it might be offensive. Seriously: rent it and turn on the commentary. But then he is still the guy did Last Samurai. Enjoy!
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Tue, Sep. 9th, 2008 04:26 am (UTC)Even when it's shit they TAUGHT the white man! e.g. The Last Samurai
Is the Magical Negro an extension of the Mammy (the self-sacrificing source of boundless spiritual --which usually means any idea that's not inspired by the industrial revolution or the Crusades-- wisdom, but who would have thought) or do you mean like "all you people know voodoo, right?" magical?
And, one for the list: Blood Diamond.
This one is unique from the others in that it criticizes one White Savior charatcer, but still exhonerates another, has that character compare a black man to a baboon and threaten to skin him (he does skin the baboon and for no reason, but that's another blog), and all without the director noticing that all of it might be offensive. Seriously: rent it and turn on the commentary. But then he is still the guy did Last Samurai. Enjoy!