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Chip Saltsman, a candidate for the Republican National Committee sent a Christmas CD mix to committee members that included the song ‘Barack the Magic Negro’.  This song was made after cultural critic David Ehrenstein wrote the column, ‘Obama the Magic Negro’ in the Los Angeles Times.  According to Ehrenstein, “It describes a folk figure who assuages white guilt over historical mistreatment of African-Americans in the U.S., swapping one black male stereotype with another.”  Chip Saltsman who sent the CD said the song is a joke at Ehrenstein’s expense. 

  Chip Saltsman                    Dave Ehrenstein

Is this Political Satire or Racism?