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

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.

Watching Black men undermine a movie about an imaginary land where Black people not only avoided colonization but flourished, all because the mantle of Black Panther might pass to a Black woman, is incredibly disheartening. They are willing to destroy the franchise, leaving the Marvel universe with minimal representation of Black women. They don’t see Black MaGe’s success as a win for Black people; they see it as a loss of submission. Rather than support Blackness as a collective, Black men see powerful Black women as a threat. As far as they’re concerned, they should always be at the forefront, and Black MaGes should be in the back, helping them be great.

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