Saturday, February 24, 2018
Triggered White Taints Troll People Believing White People Were Attacked at "Black Panther" Screenings
Last week America and the world bore witness to a cinematic experience like no other. Marvel Studios' Black Panther premiered in theaters to overwhelming anticipation, excitement and praise. Not only was it an awesome superhero movie, it was a powerful film based on race relations, self-worth and strength with the -- and that's just according to me, when I saw it officially debuted last week.
Buuut some white people took major and unwanted offense to the fact that this movie exists, and wanted to rain cuck-y Caucasian cum on it's beautifully black parade.
Some Right-wing basket cases made up stories on Twitter of other white people being attacked by black people at showings of Black Panther, perpetuating the long-trotting stereotype that all (or at least most) black people are wildly violent against people of other races, especially when it comes to things related to the Black community and especially to white people. Their intentions were clear: they wanted to troll with other people to not only plan to ruin a film that features an almost all-Black cast (two white actors are in supporting roles) and a mostly Black crew, but also drag through the mud people who were really assaulted in other incidents years ago who really don't deserve this disgusting crap.
According to this article from the LA Times, some of the poor people used include a man who was beaten at a Dallas nightclub in 2013, a woman whom was hit with a glass bottle and bloodied, Supernatural star Jensen Ackles (no, really) and the ex-wife of former Trump-era White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who was fired after allegations were revealed that Porter beat the fuck out of two of his ex-wives. (And lemme say right here that the fact that these Right-wing psychos are using the battered image of the ex of the former Trump official when it was learned they never believed it happened says some disgusting and hypocritical shit about them.)
It didn't take long before these posts were brutally debunked thanks to Google and brilliant sleuthing by black people on the internet. Using the search engine's reverse image feature, many people were easily able to track the origins off all the photos used in these smears used by the jackasses making these false claims.
This surprised me as much as it didn't surprise me. White people have been proven for years of getting their pussies in a twitch when a black person or people do something that has inspired or benefited the rest of Black communities across the world. Sometimes it worked (sadly), sometimes it doesn't -- this case included. Because this mostly-black film was a success even as it production, it was hated by many whites because of it's pro-Black tone and messages. And they (not all mind you, just some that have no brains or common sense) wanted to take it down for some boneheaded reason. They don't like that Black people are having a moment in the sun in their country--despite the fact that since this country wasn't theirs to begin with. And because of Black Panther being a thing, and people going to see it with more excitement and wonder than ever possible, they wanted to stop it somehow. Too bad for them the idiots didn't know about the Power of Black Twitter. And you don't have to look far.
Meanwhile, on the days of the movie's official release, none of these claims ever happened. And this comes from personal experience. I really don't have to tell you this, but the theater I went to (the small, independently-owned PFS Roxy Theater in Philadelphia) had people, both whites and blacks--along with a couple other races, there to see the movie. And everyone was on their best behavior--no unwanted fighting, no stupid race-dividing arguments, no shitty people committing anything worth a trip to the police station. Everyone enjoyed themselves and the movie. And that's the way it was supposed to be. Unfortunately for this idiots, it all came crashing down on them as their plan quickly crashed and burned before it even got off the ground. And fortunately for us sane people, it only barely slightly clouted this movie's existence and excellence for a minute, before everything went back to normal.
Now, lemme end this MMost on a positive:
Black Panther is an incredible film. Not only is in a perfect and unforgettable showing of pure Black excellence for Black people to watch with wonder and bewilderment, this is a film for people of all races to see. To enjoy a culture, to come together, and to enjoy with no problems or fears. It's a film for all, especially blacks around the globe. Not only do adults want to see it, kids also want to see it, especially black kids, who wanted a superhero who looks like them; and they now have one (after Blade of course, but that's a different film). And I'm glad that everyone came out and showed out in droves to watch it. And because of this colossally strong showing, Black Panther has shattered box office records, not only claiming the title of highest-grossing February opening ever, but also the title of the fifth-highest opening weekend of all time. This makes me so happy, not only as a film fan, superhero movie fan and movie goer, but also as a black person and person of color. I'm grateful to the cast and crew of Black Panther, and also everyone who came to show it major love, appreciation and all their money.