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The American Society of Magical Negroes

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About

The American Society of Magical Negroes is an upcoming satirical comedy film by Kobi Libii following a story of a young man recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to making white people's lives easier. The name of the film references the "Magical Negro" trope in cinema. Following the announcement, in mid-November 2023, the film inspired memes that imagined white people having trouble buying tickets for the film due to its name containing an ethnic slur, most notably Kinoplex Robert memes. The film is expected to premiere in March 2024.

History

On September 15th, 2023, a teaser for satirical comedy The American Society of Magical Negroes premiered on X[1] / Twitter (shown below).


The film, directed by @KobiLibii and produced by Focus Features, follows the story of a man named Aren, portrayed by Justice Smith, as he is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people dedicating their lives to making white people's lives easier (synopsis[2] shown below, left).

In film, "Magical Negro" is a stock supporting character who comes to the aid of white protagonists. Magical Negro characters often possess mystical powers and folksy wisdom (extract shown below).[3][4]


FOCUS FEATURES About the Film The American Society of Magical Negroes is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people's lives easier. Magical N---- i Main L Laconic et Quotes Playing With "Hey, this is the Magical N----. Like in the movies, where the black character is just there to help the white guy on his journey. And he mainly speaks in folksy sayings. 'I don't know much about blah blah. But a man's gotta have his blah."" - Kenneth, Speechless ▸ VideoExamples Create New + Follow MR.T AS THE WISE JANITOR Go To = In order to show the world that minority characters are not bad people, one will step forward to help a "normal" person, with their pure heart and folksy wisdom. They are usually black and/or poor, but may come from another oppressed minority. They step (often clad in a clean, white suit) into the life of the much more privileged (and, in particular, almost always white) central character and, in some way, enrich that central character's life. If the Magical N---- (also known as Magic N---- or Mystical N----) is from a society of Noble Savages, expect an Anvilicious Aesop about the failings of the protagonist's society - which usually leads to the protagonist "Going Native". I'm the Wise Janitor. I impart knowledge and help overcome fears, foo"!

Use in Memes

Immediately following the premiere of the teaser, the film sparked jokes about white people having trouble buying tickets for the film due to its name containing a slur. On November 15th, 2023, X[5] user @_blaccsheep posted a Kinoplex Robert meme in which Robert encouraged an embarrassed moviegoer to say the full name of the film. The post (shown below) received over 5,900 reposts and 41,000 likes in one day.

Later that day, X[6] user @YourBudTevin posted a joke about white and Black people buying tickets for the film that received over 15,000 reposts and 129,000 likes in one day (shown below, right).


Partial Mathers @_blaccsheep "Yes can we have 3 tickets The American Society of Magical N-....uh.....um" "Go on, say it!" CO C Popcor ROBERT Tevin @YourBudTevin White people: Uh-one uh-one for the American society of *gulps* magical *leans closer and whispers* Negroes Black people: two tickets to Magic N----- please Geeks of Color @GeeksOfColor . Nov 15 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' hits theaters on March 22, 2024. 9:46 PM Nov 15, 2023 6.9M Views 7 :

More memes about the film, particularly those featuring Kinoplex Robert, went viral on X in mid-November 2023. On 4chan's /tv/,[7] a thread dedicated to the film received over 120 replies, with memes also being posted.

Various Examples


: Anonymous Popcor 11/16/23(Thu)18:29:43 No.192148525 robert.png 2.5 MB PNG >Hello anon, how are you doing "p...please give me a ticket to the um...." >What are you doing anon, please speak clearly! "the a...american society... you know" >Why anon please we do have a movie almost called that but you need to say the full title! Anonymous Thu 16 Nov 2023 07:56:29 No. 192149965 Quoted By: >>192157170 >this is the TWELFTH time you're coming to see it this week, anon.... you don't even care about the movie, do you anon? you just use it as a free pass to keep saying that awful, ugly word.... eio THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES 299KiB, 1080x1066, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES.jpg View Same Google iqdb SauceNAO Trace >THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES https://twitter.com/asmnmovie/status/1724838468759818290 Kino? THE AMERICAN [129/32/96] SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES Anonymous Thu 16 Nov 2023 00:06:44 No.192141302 >>192156668 >>192157103 >>192157263 >>192157572 >>192158400 >>192158779 View Reply Original Rep ort Quoted By: >>192141571 >>192143030 >>192144364 >>192144418 >>192145308 >>192146075 >>192146590 >>192147002 >>192147674 >>192147740 >>192148203 >>192148529 >>192150209 >>192150527 >>192150541 >>192150821 >>192150915 >>192152395 >>192156039
Omni @InfernoOmni white people at the register: "one ticket for the american society of magical NEGROES please" Geeks of Color @GeeksOfColor . Nov 15 'The American Society of Magical Negroes' hits theaters on March 22, 2024. 8:54 PM . Nov 15, 2023 223.7K Views [HB] RAINEY™ @RaineyOvalle The American Society of Magical Negroes is not 'Black People Harry Potter' Imfao The "magical n----” is a trope in film where a cast of mainly white or otherwise non-Black people are in trouble and the ONE Black person in the entire film has all the answers they're looking for. 9:33 PM Nov 15, 2023 182.9K Views foru sadr Schüber @1611bible "One ticket to the magic n---- movie please.” 'Uh- uh, you mean the American Society Of Magical Negroes, right Mr. Chad?' "No, the magic n---- movie." 777777 DOP CORN POD CORN EPISODE II ORANGE Popcor ROBERT :

Search Interest

External References

[1] X – @asmnmovie

[2] Focus Features – About the Film

[3] TV Tropes – Magical Negro

[4] Wikipedia – Magical Negro'

[5] X – @_blaccsheep

[6] X – @YourBudTevin

[7] 4plebs – /tv/ Post #192149910

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This could be really fun if they made it a lighthearted romp but also used it to cast aspersions on 'Positive Discrimination.' Pointing out that people doing things like assuming that another culture can answer the question they can't or assuming that the laid back black guy down the road is 'enlightened' or 'wise' isn't REALLY any less prejudicial or condescending than assuming he's lazy and dumb.

I mean, I kinda DOUBT its going to do anything more nuanced than 'fuck whitey', but pointing out that it didn't have to be a stupid idea helps make what we'll eventually get come across as more of a stupid idea.

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"A story of a young man recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to making white people's lives easier."
Not going to lie, that sounds funny. Makes me think of this Community gag:

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