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Black Men Protesting Black Panther 2 = Agents of Patriarchal White Supremacy — AmericaHates.US

TaLynn Kel
4 min readSep 16, 2022

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I recently heard Black men were planning to boycott Black Panther 2 if Shuri dons the Black Panther mantle. They even started a hashtag movement,#RecastTChalla. I wish I were surprised or disappointed, but I’m not. People don’t see Black MaGes as peers. Instead, we’re reduced as tools they discard on their path to greatness; this is social cannibalism. Western culture bases progression on humanizing the few at the detriment of many; in this case, Black men are (once again) attempting to overpower and undermine Black women.

I wish I were surprised or disappointed, but I’m not. People don’t see Black MaGes as peers. Instead, we’re reduced as tools they discard on their path to greatness; this is social cannibalism. Western culture bases progression on humanizing the few at the detriment of many; in this case, Black men are (once again) attempting to overpower and undermine Black women.

Be they oppressed by race, gender, ability, etc., people will reinforce their societal advantage at the expense of the most marginalized. Cisgender women oppress transwomen, thin people oppress fat people, able-bodied people oppress disabled people, and, in regards to this Black Panther 2 boycott, Black men oppress Black women.

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TaLynn Kel
TaLynn Kel

Written by TaLynn Kel

Fat, Black, Femme Geek. I’m a writer & cosplayer. My blog is www.talynnkel.com. My books: Breaking Normal& Still Breaking Normal http://amzn.to/2FW5kl3

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