The decision to retire a culturally significant character was made to show
respect for Chadwick Boseman while providing a platform for black women,
who are doubly marginalized across Marvel’s various universes. Multiple
Reddit comments and teary-eyed reaction videos attest to Black Panther’s
status as the hero of black males. Yet, given that it is a film that
celebrates black women, the claim that Wakanda Forever represents a
symbolic erasure of them is perplexing. Wakanda Forever succeeds as a
superhero story because it successfully transposes the characteristics of a
Marvel hero onto ladies. The report concentrates on a group of women rather
than a dominant male figure so that they can work together and mourn losses
as a team.
respect for Chadwick Boseman while providing a platform for black women,
who are doubly marginalized across Marvel’s various universes. Multiple
Reddit comments and teary-eyed reaction videos attest to Black Panther’s
status as the hero of black males. Yet, given that it is a film that
celebrates black women, the claim that Wakanda Forever represents a
symbolic erasure of them is perplexing. Wakanda Forever succeeds as a
superhero story because it successfully transposes the characteristics of a
Marvel hero onto ladies. The report concentrates on a group of women rather
than a dominant male figure so that they can work together and mourn losses
as a team.
