CP Time: The Cinematic History of the “Magical Negro”
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
Comedy Central
4.2 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | What's up guys, it's Tori. |
| 0:01.6 | Imi said and I are back to host another season of MTV's official challenge podcast, |
| 0:06.4 | and we are so excited to get into this next season because we competed in it. |
| 0:11.2 | Each week, we, along with your favorite challengers, will be getting into all the juicy details of season 38 |
| 0:17.5 | and breaking down our competition journey. |
| 0:19.9 | Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast, |
| 0:24.1 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:25.9 | You're listening to Comedy Central. |
| 0:28.9 | BAM! |
| 0:30.9 | Welcome to CP Time, the only show that's for the culture. |
| 0:35.9 | Today, we're going to discuss the Magical Negro, |
| 0:40.9 | which ironically was my stage name when I was a magician back in the day. |
| 0:44.9 | You see, instead of pulling rabbits out of hats, |
| 0:47.9 | I pull a mind out of Tupperware. |
| 0:49.9 | Dead every time. |
| 0:51.9 | The term Magical Negro is actually used to describe supporting black characters in movies |
| 0:59.9 | whose only purpose in the film is to help the white hero. |
| 1:04.9 | We've seen it many times in movies like Fix My Golf Game, Fix My Penis, |
| 1:10.9 | Fix My Dumbass Kids, and my favorite Fix My Daddy Issues. |
| 1:15.9 | Intellectuals have debated this for many years, |
| 1:17.9 | but I think we all can conclude that Yoda was black. |
| 1:21.9 | He lived in the raggedest part of the galaxy. |
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