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hunter

(38,322 posts)
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 09:26 PM Feb 2018

Black Panther: 'Why black people like me are refusing to be sub-plots'

Like many children, my imagination came alive through the adventures of cartoon heroes and villains. I learned to read by closely examining the illustrated escapades of Spider-Man, Batman and any other comic book stories I could get my hands on.

Yet, as a black child, these characters looked nothing like me.

So I took matters into my own hands. At the age of eight I began drawing black and brown versions of these heroes. By creating my own characters and my own mini-comics, I fashioned a world that I could imagine myself existing in.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/stories-42860564


This is why the white supremacists are upset about this movie, so much so they'll go out of their way to give it bad reviews at places like Rotten Tomatoes. This is why they support Trump's efforts to undo everything Obama accomplished.



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Black Panther: 'Why black people like me are refusing to be sub-plots' (Original Post) hunter Feb 2018 OP
fuck those white supermacists...this movie is getting ready to break all kind of blockbuster records HipChick Feb 2018 #1

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
1. fuck those white supermacists...this movie is getting ready to break all kind of blockbuster records
Sun Feb 11, 2018, 09:29 PM
Feb 2018

Can't wait

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