it's not racist, the guest was black
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MAGIC NEGRO:
The magical negro (sometimes called the mystical negro or magic negro) is a supporting, often mystical stock character in fiction who, by use of special insight or powers, helps the white protagonist get out of trouble. The word negro, now considered by many as archaic and offensive, is used intentionally to suggest that the archetype is a racist throwback, an update of the "Sambo" and "savage other" stereotypes.[1] Spike Lee popularized the term, deriding the archetype of the "super-duper magical negro" in 2001 while discussing films with students at Washington State University and at Yale University.[2][3]

The magical negro is a subset of the more generic numinous negro, a term coined by Richard Brookhiser in National Review[4]. The latter term refers to saintly, respected or heroic black protagonists or mentors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_negro
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Morgan Freeman as the Magic Negro(but there are countless examples)

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OBAMA the 'MAGIC NEGRO"(LOS ANGELES TIMES)

"...but it's clear that Obama also is running for an equally important unelected office, in the province of the popular imagination — the "MAGIC NEGRO."

The MAGIC NEGRO is a figure of postmodern folk culture, coined by snarky 20th century sociologists, to explain a cultural figure who emerged in the wake of...


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(the author)
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-ehrenstein19mar19,0,3391015.story

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