A friendly PSA for everyone as the release of Black Panther comes up

truthseakr wrote:

Black Lives Matter wrote:

Here are some key reminders Shirley shared as we all get excited for Black Panther:

https://twitter.com/itsshirleybih/status/958306481371340801

Make sure to be respectful to the culture when you go see Black Panther in the theaters. Remember, you’ve gotten who knows how many white Anglo centric movies, and now Black culture gets to experience the same thing.

Does that mean we should wear bulletproof vests?

If a POC then probably wise to do so

Only 1 day until the big moment! Just to clarify, the whites are allowed to go but they need to defer to POC. Would it kill you to quit your microaggressions for one weekend

The movie is going to make hundreds of millions of dollars. White people will want to see it. White people will see it. I am white and I will see it.

Not To Get Serious wrote:

The movie is going to make hundreds of millions of dollars. White people will want to see it. White people will see it. I am white and I will see it.

Great. Thanks for being an ally. ✊?. Now remember, this show is not about you. It’s about our chance to see a movie celebrating the culture. You’re welcome to enjoy it, but not to ruin it for us.

Black Lives Matter wrote:

Not To Get Serious wrote:

The movie is going to make hundreds of millions of dollars. White people will want to see it. White people will see it. I am white and I will see it.

Great. Thanks for being an ally. ✊?. Now remember, this show is not about you. It’s about our chance to see a movie celebrating the culture. You’re welcome to enjoy it, but not to ruin it for us.

Where will the body count be higher? In the lobby or on the screen, ??

The name comes from the 1960's-- when the idea of having a black superhero was a radical idea. The otherness had to be explicitly identified.

Over the years, there were a whole raft of black superheroes. Almost all of them had "black" in their name.

Once again, the otherness had to be explicitly identified.

Black Lives Matter wrote:

Only 1 day until the big moment! Just to clarify, the whites are allowed to go but they need to defer to POC. Would it kill you to quit your microaggressions for one weekend

Thanks for allowing us to go. PASS.

Now the Liberal Coastal Elites are saying that white people NEED to go see Black Panther because it’s “uncomfortable” for them.

Which is it- “stay out of our way” or “come and watch?”

https://twitter.com/webmiss007/status/964660833186910209

Liberal Coastal Elites of LetsRun, please clarify for me. I don’t want to show up to the theater and offend POC if I’m not welcome. But I also don’t want to miss it if it’s an important cultural experience for me.

Changed their tune... wrote:

Now the Liberal Coastal Elites are saying that white people NEED to go see Black Panther because it’s “uncomfortable” for them.

Which is it- “stay out of our way” or “come and watch?”

https://twitter.com/webmiss007/status/964660833186910209

Liberal Coastal Elites of LetsRun, please clarify for me. I don’t want to show up to the theater and offend POC if I’m not welcome. But I also don’t want to miss it if it’s an important cultural experience for me.

It's a safe bet to say your "all-right" trolling techniques have failed this time around.

When you should never believe a movie critic because the ratings will be inflated:

1- if the movie is about making movies

2-if the movie is about some cause or minority - gays, blacks, or women asserting themselves.

Black Panther will get inflated reviews.

Angry white male wrote:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/18/black-panther-sets-box-office-record

Why would you be angry. Blacks will come in big numbers. Many whites who love super hero movies will go. Some whites who don't like super hero movies will go because of white guilt, they think going is the right thing to do.

My white daughter got the black panther gloves today. I wish someone says something so I can give a dirt nap.

But in reality I live in a wealthy area where the black population is less than 1% so it’s all good.

It's an empowering movie for the entire left. You racists are going to be overrun, as evidenced by the box office numbers. Voter registration drives at the Black Panther movie. Eat dicks, racists.

Changed their tune... wrote:

Now the Liberal Coastal Elites are saying that white people NEED to go see Black Panther because it’s “uncomfortable” for them.

Which is it- “stay out of our way” or “come and watch?”

https://twitter.com/webmiss007/status/964660833186910209

Liberal Coastal Elites of LetsRun, please clarify for me. I don’t want to show up to the theater and offend POC if I’m not welcome. But I also don’t want to miss it if it’s an important cultural experience for me.

Ask that good friend of yours who is black.

Letsrun is racist wrote:

It's an empowering movie for the entire left. You racists are going to be overrun, as evidenced by the box office numbers. Voter registration drives at the Black Panther movie. Eat dicks, racists.

I heard they are accepting food stamps for admittance...true?

Letsrun is racist wrote:

It's an empowering movie for the entire left. You racists are going to be overrun, as evidenced by the box office numbers. Voter registration drives at the Black Panther movie. Eat dicks, racists.

You mad bro?

truthseakr wrote:

Letsrun is racist wrote:

It's an empowering movie for the entire left. You racists are going to be overrun, as evidenced by the box office numbers. Voter registration drives at the Black Panther movie. Eat dicks, racists.

I heard they are accepting food stamps for admittance...true?

So hilarious...

/sarcasm

quote]4runner wrote:

The name comes from the 1960's-- when the idea of having a black superhero was a radical idea. The otherness had to be explicitly identified.

Over the years, there were a whole raft of black superheroes. Almost all of them had "black" in their name.

Once again, the otherness had to be explicitly identified.[/quote]

You're in the unenviable position of volunteering to defend the decisions of others, but you did volunteer. So here we go...

Yes, the filmmakers had to dig up a short-lived '60s-era character to base this movie on. It was, of course, very much intentional to do so, as opposed to just coming up with a modern character with no tribal baggage associated with it. So there's that. They didn't HAVE to resurrect this character, yet they did.

Why is it so important to racially define this character? All that does is unnecessarily alienate the outgroups.

People have eyeballs. They can see what characters look like.

Want to have a majority-black cast? Go for it. People loved Good Times, not Good Black Times. People loved The Jeffersons, not The Black Jeffersons. People loved Family Matters, not Black Family Matters. And they damn sure loved Sanford and Son, not Black Sanford and Black Son.

Get over the tribalism, people. It's just dumb.