"What a Difference a Gay Makes": Queering the Magic Negro
The "Magic Negro" is a term coined in the 1950s describing Hollywood's portrayal of black men as characters who, although disabled, have supernatural powers that allow them to save lost or broken white men. Here, I compare this "gospel" with that of the Fab 5 (Queer Eye for...
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University of Saskatchewan
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Journal of religion and popular culture
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