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* SurvivingIsNotLiving: One of the layers of conflict is how the Society's aims may help the black community survive, they're not truly living if they keep suppressing parts of themselves.
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* SurvivingIsNotLiving: LivingIsMoreThanSurviving: One of the layers of conflict is how the Society's aims may help the black community survive, they're not truly living if they keep suppressing parts of themselves.
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* ButNotTooBlack: Discussed and deconstructed; new recruits are lectured on how they must find a balance between their authentic selves as black people and a constructed image that white people are comfortable with, and they must never show too much of the former for the sake of their mission.
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* LiteralMetaphor: The people of the Society get their magical power from being in unanimous agreement, so community solidarity is literally empowering.
* SurvivingIsNotLiving: One of the layers of conflict is how the Society's aims may help the black community survive, they're not truly living if they keep suppressing parts of themselves.
* SurvivingIsNotLiving: One of the layers of conflict is how the Society's aims may help the black community survive, they're not truly living if they keep suppressing parts of themselves.
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* TakeThat: Scenes from two other films featuring the magical negro trope are reenacted and parodied as running gags:
** The "your stroke is too hard" scene from ''Film/TheLegendOfBaggerVance''.
** The healing crotch grope from ''Film/TheGreenMile''.
** The "your stroke is too hard" scene from ''Film/TheLegendOfBaggerVance''.
** The healing crotch grope from ''Film/TheGreenMile''.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Parodied. [[spoiler:It's revealed that Lizzie is a part of SOSWAG, the Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends, and her client was Aren.]]
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The movie is scheduled to be released March 22, 2024, but was shown early to Sundance audiences. See [[https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-american-society-of-magical-negroes here]] for a synopsis and [[https://twitter.com/asmnmovie/status/1724838468759818290 here]] for a teaser.
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The movie is scheduled to be was released March 22, 15th, 2024, but was shown early to Sundance audiences. See [[https://www.focusfeatures.com/the-american-society-of-magical-negroes here]] for a synopsis and [[https://twitter.com/asmnmovie/status/1724838468759818290 here]] for a teaser.
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* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Aren helps pick up the contents of Lizzie's purse, which includes a ring that says "SO SWAG". It's initially laughed off as a gag gift until [[spoiler:the final scene reveals that Lizzie is part of her own secret organization, and "SO SWAG" is [[FunWithAcronyms an acronym]] for Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends."]]
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* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Aren helps pick up the contents of Lizzie's purse, which includes a ring that says "SO SWAG". It's initially laughed off as a gag gift until [[spoiler:the final scene reveals that Lizzie is part of her own secret organization, and "SO SWAG" is [[FunWithAcronyms an acronym]] for Society "Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends."]]
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* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Aren helps pick up the contents of Lizzie's purse, which includes a ring that says "SO SWAG". It's initially laughed off as a gag gift until [[spoiler:the final scene reveals that Lizzie is part of her own secret organization, and "SO SWAG" is an acronym for Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends."]]
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* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Aren helps pick up the contents of Lizzie's purse, which includes a ring that says "SO SWAG". It's initially laughed off as a gag gift until [[spoiler:the final scene reveals that Lizzie is part of her own secret organization, and "SO SWAG" is [[FunWithAcronyms an acronym acronym]] for Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends."]]
* GenerationalTrauma: The Society was created in a time where being black around white people was ''extremely'' dangerous and thus the community accepted diminishing themselves if it meant their survival. By the time of the present, things have progressed enough that, while still dangerous, black people can more openly stand up for themselves about their mistreatment, and Aren's actions and speech persuades those from his generation in the society to build more meaningful foundations in their work by establishing reciprocity from their clients.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
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* GenerationalTrauma: The Society was created in a time where being black around white people was ''extremely'' dangerous and thus the community accepted diminishing themselves if it meant their survival. By the time of the present, things have progressed enough that, while still dangerous, black people can more openly stand up for themselves about their mistreatment, and Aren's actions and speech persuades those from his generation in the society to build more meaningful foundations in their work by establishing reciprocity from their clients.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
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* {{Scandalgate}}: Meetbox's software doesn't work in Ghana. The resultant scandal, caused Ghanagate, threatens the company's reputation and induces Mick to call for a rebrand.
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* {{Scandalgate}}: Meetbox's software doesn't work in Ghana. The resultant scandal, caused called Ghanagate, threatens the company's reputation and induces Mick to call for a rebrand.
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* GenerationalTrauma: The Society was created in a time where being black around white people was ''extremely'' dangerous and thus the community accepted diminishing themselves if it meant their survival. By the time of the present, things have progressed enough that, while still dangerous, black people can more openly stand up for themselves about their mistreatment, and Aren's actions and speech persuades those from his generation in the society to build more meaningful foundations in their work by establishing reciprocity from their clients.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
* GrewASpine: Aren becoming aware of his own anxieties about appeasing white people while working in the Society makes him grow disgruntled with his ExtremeDoormat behavior. He eventually stands up for himself in the middle of virtual meeting of Meetbox and gives an impassioned speech about how he feels like the world is at best apathetic and at worst actively hostile to his well-being.
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* YesMan: At its most cynical interpretation, being a member of the Society is essentially being this, as it enables white people to ignore being considerate of others and affirms their privileged perception that the world should work in their favor.
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* WizardsLiveLonger: Spoofed; It's mentioned that members of the Society live five years longer than non-magical black people on average. This puts the average life expectancy of its members on par with white...non-smokers.
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* WizardsLiveLonger: Spoofed; It's mentioned that members of the Society live five years longer than non-magical black people on average. This puts the average life expectancy of its members on par with white...non-smokers. And this has less to do with them having powers and more that their expertise putting white people at ease means there's less chance they'll be killed by them.
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* AngryWhiteMan: The titular society's main purpose is averting this by keeping white people, and mostly men are shown, as comfortable as possible so that they don't make their discomfort everyone else's problem.
* TheEmpath: Once inducted into the Society members can perceive the discomfort of white people by a "White Tears" meter floating next to them.
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* WizardsLiveLonger: It's mentioned that members of the Society live five years longer than non-magical black people on average.
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* WizardsLiveLonger: Spoofed; It's mentioned that members of the Society live five years longer than non-magical black people on average.average. This puts the average life expectancy of its members on par with white...non-smokers.
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* ChekhovsGun: At one point, Aren helps pick up the contents of Lizzie's purse, which includes a ring that says "SO SWAG". It's initially laughed off as a gag gift until [[spoiler:the final scene reveals that Lizzie is part of her own secret organization, and "SO SWAG" is an acronym for Society of Supportive Wives and Girlfriends."]]
