# Barack the Magic Negro

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 28, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980 "2008-12-28T18:06:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980/201 "2009-01-08T14:28:17Z")

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> [@E-Sabbath](#):
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> Well, yes, but it’s the same archetype.  
> Egg Shen?

He said _genuine_ Magic Chinese.

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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980/202 "2009-01-08T16:25:42Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> “Japan here. China here. Okinawa… here.”

Iceberg, Goldberg, what’s the difference?

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980/203 "2009-01-10T00:23:48Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Mr. Miyagi was from Okinawa- now part of Japan.
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> “Japan here. China here. Okinawa… here.”

An irrelevant distinction for archetypical purposes; he’s Magic Chinese, just like [Pai Mei](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kill_Bill_characters#Pai_Mei) and [Master Po.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Po)

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**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-the-magic-negro/478980/204 "2009-01-10T01:47:32Z")

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We still got Gremlins guy.

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