Tag Archives: Black Panther

Fleeting Frustrations #9: “Really? That’s What Y’all Got Out of Black Panther?”

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Zeenah

I know what you’re thinking: this my third or fourth “Fleeting Frustrations” post in a row to talk critically about fandom or something a particular fandom does. I know it doesn’t seem all that fleeting and well… you’re right. Because … Continue reading →

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[Guest Post] Searching for Black Mothers: Looking in the Margins of Black Panther and Into the Spider-Verse

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Zeenah

This awesome guest post comes courtesy of Samira Nadkarni! Images in the header are from ComingSoon.net (Spider-Verse) and KissThemGoodbye.net (Black Panther). Earlier this week, I read Zina’s post on Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the character of Miles Morales, and the … Continue reading →

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#flashbackfriday: Black Panther Fandom Racism Bingo

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Zeenah

Originally posted back in March 2018 after realizing that the MCU fandom never actually stopped its anti-black nonsense. Best way to play? Spend some time scrolling through the unfiltered Black Panther tags on AO3 with a drink in your hand … Continue reading →

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Lucky – Black Panther Drabble

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Zeenah

Note: Obvious spoilers for Infinity War. Nakia receives word of T’challa’s death. At first, Nakia thinks that she is one of the lucky ones.

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A Quick Quibble: Supposedly “Straightwashing” Okoye in Black Panther

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Zeenah

In a (now deleted) tweet thread from April of this year, writer and artist Kate Leth went in on superhero media for the lack of queer representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The thread was fine and absolutely valid … Continue reading →

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In Fandom, All Villains Aren’t Treated Equally

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Zeenah

From Hannibal Lecter eating the rude across the northeastern United States to Loki’s attempts to subjugate the human race and Kylo Ren’s patricide and misogyny, fandom just loves to look at villains who have committed atrocities and decide that they’re … Continue reading →

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While You Sleep: A Black Panther Drabble Collection

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Zeenah

Four times T’challa watched someone sleep and one time that the tables are turned. Absolutely un-beta’d. Spoilers for Black Panther abound. The last two snippets are set between the end of the final fight scene and the last scene in California. They … Continue reading →

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What Fandom Racism Looks Like: The Smartest Girl in the World Has To Be A Mary Sue

Posted on February 3, 2018 by Zeenah

On the first day of Black History Month, a random writer on Archive of Our Own gave to me… two separate stories that framed Shuri – T’challa’s brilliant baby sister in Black Panther –  as a character that couldn’t possibly … Continue reading →

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“What if a white guy played Black Panther?”: The Fake Concern of Fake Geek Guys

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Zeenah

Whenever I talk about racebending as a concept when it comes to comics and comics-related properties, smartasses always show up to say something snarky like “what if Black Panther or some other Black hero were a white guy”. They crowd … Continue reading →

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Black Pain and Death in Captain America: Civil War

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Zeenah

A lot of people die in Captain America: Civil War. Within the first twenty  minutes alone, a good dozen people (at least) die between the confrontation with Rumlow and his men, the chase through the marketplace in Lagos, and the … Continue reading →

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Black Ladies Deserve Love Too: Lupita Nyong’o, Concern Trolling, and White Feminism

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Zeenah

Yesterday, internet gossip revealed that 12 Years A Slave actress (and all around adorable human being) Lupita Nyong’o was in talks to star opposite Chadwick Boseman in 2018’s Black Panther solo movie. One of the earliest (now seemingly refuted) tidbits … Continue reading →

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