Arguably one of the most important aspects of Black Panther was that there were no white voices there to silence or derail the conversation about racism in America. So often as black people we have to spend our time simply trying to convince white people that racism exists rather than talking about the racism itself. But in Black Panther, t he statement was made that Black People in America were suffering under a racist system and there was no voice to dispute that. There was no one there to silence that truth, which allowed us to have a conversation about pain and solutions rather than simply trying to prove that racism exists.
âMichael B. Jordan rumored to come back for the Black Panther sequelâ
Well if they follow the comic book wakanda has technology in order to bring people back from the dead and to save people from grave diseases like remember wakanda is the most technologically-advanced nation in the MCU soâŚđ
They could also introduce Brother Voodoo into the story. Thereâs a lot of ways scientifically and magically for them to bring back Killmonger.
So in 2018, we got a sapphic superhero on Black Lightning, Black Panther has been killing it at the box office and Deadpool 2 gave not just openly pansexual Deadpool but two women in a relationship.
Man almost like nearly the entire entertainment industry is owned by 4 corporations and regardless of any movie we see we give them money, this has absolutely nothing to do with a Black led movie with a majority black cast and an acclaimed black director passing by one of the biggest films of all time to try to break the decaded old Hollywood falsehood that black (or even non-white) creators and movies canât make quality products people want to see.
these two little girls came into work today, both black, both with their hair in space buns. and i went âyou guys look like a princess i knowâ and they sighed and went âtiana?â because they were so use to being compared to the only black princess and i went âno. shuriâ and omg, the oldest one lit up like a christmas tree. she was like âshuri is my favorite! no one believes sheâs a princess!âÂ
this is why representation matters
UPDATE: The girls came back in yesterday after school got out and I was off. They had their hair in braids and I did the Wakanda salute to them and went âPrincessesâ and they did it back and went âMaâamâ and I love these girls. Their parents looked so happy omg
I get that youâre trying to mock diversity and inclusion, but I think it comes from an ignorance of what it means to feel excluded. When youâve lived your life in the majority, itâs easy to take it for granted that you see yourself represented in the products and entertainment you use.
But every time we branch out (and Iâm not exaggerating, *every* time) and represent a new segment of people, I get heartfelt messages from them about how much it means to them to see themselves in the game.
The reason âWonder Womanâ and âBlack Pantherâ have been such cultural touchstones is because itâs allowing new groups of people to experience something theyâve never experienced before.
I get itâs easy to mock that when itâs something so basic to your experience that you donât even realize itâs a thing you would miss if you didnât have it, but I beg for you to try and see life through other peopleâs perspectives just as I always talk about how good designers see the game through different playersâ perspectives.
Try to take actions that build up the world and make it a better place for everyone than tear it down for others to make your world better in comparison.
i havenât yet seen black panther, but i have like so many questions in terms of Wakanda Jews.
Like at what point did the isolationism start in Wakanda so like up to where did we were last all on the same page in terms of various sefarim and interpretations of Halachot and Jewish history.
Cause like I canât imagine if I found out for the first time about the Holocaust so like imagine Jews from Wakanda finding out for the first time.
But also imagine them finding out that for the we are also by the millions back in our homeland and able to freely live and visit there for the first time since the destruction of the Second Temple.
Also imagine all the sefarim and minhagim that Wakanda Jews have written and come up with that the rest of the Jewish population donât know about.
Like I would love to know Wakanda Jews traditions.
Like think of all the new Zemirot and tunes to be learnt.
And like just like there is Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Yiddish there must be must versions mixing the various languages spoken by the people of Wakanda with Hebrew.
Also like what do their decorations look like for their Sukkot, and like how to they design their kippot, ketubahs, menorahs, shuls, mikvahs, mezuzah covers, haggadahs, and more.
What do their wedding look like and what traditions do they do.
Like Iâm just brimming with questions as to what Jewish life is like in Wakanda and what the Jews there have learnt.
Because think of all the Halacha questions that needed to be answered because they have such advanced technology and with new technology comes a million and one Halacha questions.
Like one of the really cool things about Jews is that no matter where in the world and when in time there are some things that just are always the same there is still just so much history and culture and traditions and philosophy and food to be sharedÂ
I canât help but think that in this universe where Wakanda exists for Jews it must be a really exciting time.
I imagine that the Wakandan Jewish community would be very old, especially considering that Wakanda was untouched by Arabic and European expansion into Africa.
Well, in the comics, Wakanda did know about the Holocaust, and King TâChaka (although this is from the 60â˛s version where Tâchalla becomes BP about when Tony gets his ass blasted in Vietnam, so in MCU itâd be TâChakaâs dad) gave Howard Stark the vibranium to make Steveâs shield.
Like, they were still isolationists who protected themselves by giving an ignorant goat-herder impression to outsiders. They NEEDED to be underestimated if they were going to keep the war off their doorstep.
But TâChaka flies himself, in the dead of night, to Howard Stark, a man who would know exactly what kind of high-tech rig would be needed to mine, refine, and use this metal, and says âThat guy who punches Hitler in the face. He needs a better shield.â
TâChaka risked exposure, risked his country going into a terrible war, JUST to give Steve a shield.
A shield with a star in the center.
Fuck, man, Wakandaâs Jews were already on that ball.
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But also, VIBRANIUM MEZUZAH, Iâm here for that!
Considering that MâBakuâs tribe has Hindu elements, with Hanuman, I wouldnât be surprised by there being Jewish Wakandans. I wonder when they may have arrived though, the Roman diasporia? Wakanda seems like they closed themselves off before then, though.
Given that: 1) Bast the panther goddess sounds like itâs linked to the Egyptian deity Bastet, 2) Wakanda is (currently) located near South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, and 3) there are established Jewish communities in at least two of those four countries, a connection between Wakanda and the Jewish people could potentially go as far back as King Solomon or the Exodus.
but isnât hiduism only 500 years old so how would that work if Wakanda closed off before then
Hinduism is much older than that.
@fromchaostocosmos, the Rig Veda is in the 3500 period, putting it contemporary with the earliest estimates of the oldest books of the Tanakh. Arguably this makes Hinduism older than Judaism.
Another reason why Black Pantherâs success is important is because now Hollywood will look at it and say, âHm, maybe not every single movie featuring black people has to be a period piece.â
Hereâs the thing. I love period pieces as much as the next one but whenever they focus on black people, theyâre usually about slavery. Yes, itâs important to show how terrible slavery was but the thing is those movies can be extremely hard to watch and itâs also just depressing. I love 12 Years a Slave but that is not a movie you can rewatch a lot. Itâs depressing, itâs disturbing, you feel sad afterward. Black Panther? Itâs fun, itâs exciting, itâs colorful!
That is one of the reasons why BP is important. Itâs showing Hollywood that black people want to see more sci-fi and fantasy movies that feature black people.
Yes. BP was sci-fi, fantasy, action, adventure, political drama. ALL OF THESE GENRES!!!!
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