![]() Just look at the way the Panther deals with Steve Rogers: Captain America stands up for America, but do the American values really need someone to defend them in the comic book universe? They are firmly established in the real world, and they are not under threat like black identity has been. He is not just a man to fight against crime and injustice within his own culture but he is also a political ideal, one that stands for cultural independence and national authority.Īnd all I can do is respect that. For the Panther’s people this is on an international scale. ![]() Not everybody wants to be part of the rest of the world (with all its self-imposed problems) some people like isolation and independence. He is a symbol of freedom and individuality he is a symbol of the right to rule one’s self in the face of imperialism, slavery and cultural apartheid. He is a strong symbol of black pride and when he first appeared on the pages of a marvel issue in the sixties he was a symbol of the world beginning to move forward, a world ready to move beyond the horrors of slavery and the cultural aftermath that followed it. He stands for something that has real world value beyond that of his comic book universe. ![]() ![]() The Back Panther is more than your standard superhero. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |