We Are Black Panther
As the aftermath of the Black Panther premiere sweeps with ceremonial regality around the world, and the public debut of this much heralded film steadily approaches, it has been incredibly interesting watching its ripples special through the Twitterverse. Black people are practically unanimous in their support and enthusiasm about the movie- whether they've seen it yet or not- and the pushback has been to tame that. Arguing that any afro-centric celebrations are exclusive and unfair. Throwing out the term "reverse racism," citing how the black community would be absolutely livid and up in arms if white people did the same thing. And they are absolutely right. We would be. But that whole discussion is the wrong discussion. The "how would you feel if WE excluded you all?" question is the wrong question (and unnecessary, because the very phrase "American" for all intents and purposes means "white" anyway, but I digress). Wrong d...