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Codi69345 months, 4 weeks ago
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Here is where that "Barack the Magic Negro" first started. Here are liberals not checking there facts and responding ONLY by emotions.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-ehrenste...-

Progressive5 months, 4 weeks ago
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...but this parody of that article is how Republicans gave it a racist spin:
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http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/50979/-
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Progressive5 months, 4 weeks ago
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"The following month, Shanklin debuted his version of the song, sung to the tune of “Puff the Magic Dragon” and performed in Shanklin’s impression of Al Sharpton."
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crespi5 months, 4 weeks ago
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The liberal who thought he was being clever (see din3nunez3's comment below) was being a jerk and most people would agree with that.
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The REPUBLICANS who SENT IT OUT IT AS AN ENTIRE SONG, ALONG WITH OTHER RACIST SONGS ON AN ENTIRE ALBUM are as*holes.
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djn3nunez35 months, 4 weeks ago
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Magical negro
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Negro
How does it relate again? Do you think Paul Shanklin has this racist sterotype in mind when he wrote the song. I believe Boss Limbaugh did as he played it over and over again. Why? Because they're racist.
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