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1	Different minority groups have historically been discriminated against and portrayed in the media in a negative, often demeaning way. However, in order to appeal to a wider audience, the entertainment industry is eager to show that minorities are not bad people, and that they can even be important to the story. This trope is most often seen with a main character who is [[WhiteMaleLead white and male]]. If the lead is not white and male, then they will definitely be in the majority where the Magical Minority Person they are nicely given is, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in the minority]]. Despite being marginalized the Magical Minority Person is always there [[WisdomFromTheGutter to share their wisdom with]] the privileged lead character, usually in the form of guidance down the "right path" and lessons about tolerance.
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3	Subtrope of CloserToEarth.
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5	Do not confuse with EthnicMagician.
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8	!!Tropes
9	[[index]]
10	[[foldercontrol]]
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12	[[folder: Characters ]]
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14	* GayBestFriend
15	* InspirationallyDisadvantaged (of the Type C kind)
16	* LittlePeopleAreSurreal
17	* MagicalAsian
18	* MagicalJew
19	* MagicalHomelessPerson
20	* MagicalNativeAmerican
21	* MagicalNegro
22	* MagicalQueer
23	* MagicalRomani
24	* TokenBlackFriend
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26	[[/folder]]
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28	[[folder: Common Recipients ]]
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30	* FagHag
31	* InnocentBigot
32	* MightyWhitey
33	* WhiteMaleLead
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35	[[/folder]]
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37	[[folder: Devices ]]
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39	* FairForItsDay
40	* GayAesop
41	* GoingNative
42	* NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat
43	* FlawlessToken
44	* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX
45	* ValuesDissonance
46	* WhoopiEpiphanySpeech
47	* WhiteMansBurden
48	* WisdomFromTheGutter (the whole point of a Magical Minority Person)
49	* YouAreACreditToYourRace
50	[[/index]]
51	[[/folder]]

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