barack the magic negro
Tennessee Republican Chip Saltsman is defending the controversial video “Barack The Magic Negro” that has made its way to the congress.
Chip Saltsman says, “I think most people recognize political satire when they see it. I think RNC members understand that.”
Rep. Chip Saltsman was defending his actions after sending the Republican National Committee members a copy of the “Barack The Magic Negro” CD. Saltsman says it was intended as a joke. Saltsman is a candidate for the RNC chairmanship.
The controversial “Barack The Magic Negro” started back in 2007 when Rush Limbaugh played the tune on his show and the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed piece on Barack Obama, calling the President elect, “The Magic Negro.” Since then, the controversial video is picking up momentum and is available on YouTube.
Barack The Magic Negro Youtube Video
In the video, the song along with the LA Times piece make a mockery of Barack Obama’s universal appeal, bluntly stating that 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 Brown vs. Board of Education. “He has no past, he simply appears one day to help the white protagonist.”
The article goes on to say that The Magic Negro is a fictional figure created to soothe some sort of white guilt over the role of slavery and racial segregation in America. The Magic Negro is supposed to be a replacement for the stereotypical images not seen with our President-elect, who is a non-confrontational, calmer black man.
The title of the CD sent to the members of congress is called, “We Hate the USA.” Rep. Saltsman says the The Magic Negro CD was satire, yet it also contains songs referencing former presidential candidate John Edwards and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, among other non-Republican targets.