The latest Rolling Stone cover, featuring an almost luminous Barack Obama, has drawn lots of comment at
THE AV CLUB.
Some quotes:
"Does Rolling Stone think Obama is:
--Jesus
--Superman
--The totally awesome, glowing, superhero/savior spawn of Jesus and Superman
--The radioactive president of America's dreams
--A dewy Venus, majestically stepping forth from a serene ocean mist, but, like also a guy who's running for president.
--The late-90s sitcom character,
Teen Angel.
--Not just the president of the ShinySuit 3000 Club For Men, but also a client.
--Zeus for a new age.
--Some kind of space hero, or whatever
--Mr. Cloudo, President of Heaven ?"
But we thought a reference to a mythical "Magical Negro" of legend, lore (and maybe Hollywood) was intriguing. If you're not too familiar with the term, here's the
Wikopedia article, which includes a reference to Obama.
And here's the picture itself:
