"Get Me Out of Wakanda": Articles and Analysis of Black Panther Movie
It's been at least a
week now that the hype over Wakanda has crescendoed. The movie seems to have taken the world by
storm, and I do mean the entire world.
However, we do know that what is reported is not necessarily what is
really happening, all we gotta do is look at the last US presidential election
cycle to see that numbers and polls can be flubbed and flipped to fit a
narrative. What we can be sure of is
that with the amount of support pouring in from the Black American community,
Disney/Marvel are rolling in some serious bucks. Along with all the memorabilia, that is
probably trademarked, along with felony restrictions on the copyright, this
film will make money for the producers, hand over fist. And Disney's investment
will sky rocket in its returns.
Meanwhile the debate
ensues as to the merit of this film. As for myself, whenever it feels like
there some hype behind it, I am skeptical.
The mere fact that a film showing black people in positions of power or
having powerful impact has always been minimized in Hollyweird, and the crumbs
that dropped from the table always seemed to be just enough to keep the
recipients of these crumbs engaged in the "pie in the sky" ideal that
one day, some day, Hollyweird would recognize the wealth of Black talent right
in their stock rooms.
Hollyweird has
always shown its underbelly when it comes to black actors in starring
roles. They have gone so far as to
blacken the faces of white actors so they could ignorantly represent black
folk. They have consistently denied
awarding black actors in varying degrees when it came to the Oscars, and have
also denied directors and producers of color.
To the point where Jada and Will Smith were complaining about the poor
representation in the Oscars of Black folk. Now we have a spectacular film that has reached record heights in what it
has brought to the theaters around the globe.
But will it receive accolades at the next grammy awards? And if it does,
why?
Personally, I don't
trust Hollyweird and I certainly don't trust Disney. I have left a link to my blog post in the
description below, check out the links in the blog, see for yourself what
Disney and Hollyweird have been up to. I
don't want to make this video too long, so I will move on.
In this video I will
share with you a few articles discussing the Black Panther movie.
I will admit, that I
have not watched it, and after seeing the previews and having dreams flash in
my head from just watching the previews, I am reticent to watch it now, because
it feels like it will be quite hypnotic and I am trying to stay woke as much as
possible. So, if you are not interested in watching this any further because I
have not seen the movie, that's fine. The social engineering persists through
the film industry, it is designed that way to project into the minds of those
who watch it subliminally and overly, the marching orders. I'd rather not march with the crowd. If that makes me a hater or someone who
should not even say anything, well, it's my channel and like those who are
"pro" black panther movie.. I believe the alternative voices should
be heard and that is what I wish to express.
So I will continue
to share with you a few articles with a somewhat different perspective.
Get
Me Outa Wakanda!
Bruce A. Dixon, BAR
managing editor
The
Panther Movie: Why is It Dangerous? Why Do We Fall for It?
Abdul Alkalimat is a native of
Chicago, Illinois and received his PhD in sociology from the University of
Chicago. He is currently a Professor in African American Studies and
the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Go to his website to find out more about
his lifelong history of activism, with a focus on
‘Black
Panther’ Is Not the Movie We Deserve
Chris Lebron is
Associate Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and author of The
Making Of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea.
This article
previously appeared in Boston
Review .
On
the Black Panther Movie and the Limits of Our Imagination
Bruce A. Dixon, BAR
managing editor
Here
Are The Black People Behind The Scenes Who Made ‘Black Panther’ A Reality
Taryn
Finley
Black Voices Editor,
HuffPost
Taryn Finley is a
Black Voices Editor at HuffPost, based in New York City. Previously she has
worked at The Root, ESSENCE magazine, NBC Universal, DC Modern Luxury and Radio
One. She has a masters from the Columbia University Graduate School of
Journalism and is a graduate of Howard University. Taryn can be reached at
taryn.finley@huffpost.com.
More Reading:
BLACK PANTHERS – VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION
Here
Are The Black People Behind The Scenes Who Made ‘Black Panther’ A Reality
The Black Panther and African Sovereignty
Marvel’s
Black Panther: A Comicbook Biography (EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW)
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