saintly black character

In film and literature, a stock black character who exists solely to aid white characters, often through the use of magical powers or mystical intuition. Also known as the "Magical Negro." "The Green Mile" is often cited as a film that perpetuates the saintly black character trope.

See also: black, character

See also:

Magical Negro
manic
put the fluence on (someone)
my spider-sense is tingling
my spidey-sense is tingling
tingle
read the room
grok
something tells me
something tells me (that)

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