Exactly. Now let’s say there isn’t some subversive, widespread agenda to eliminate or mute a minority character, an influential Black male superhero like T’Challa of such power and independence (I can’t help but recall T’Chaka’s interaction with the officials from other nations at the Bilderberg conference from Hudlin’s WITBP issue #3). Why wouldn’t a progressive, multi-media entity that is promoting diversity and inclusion, hiring minority talent and expanding representation of diverse characters, recognize what it has in the first of such, created by their very own beloved founder Stan “the Man” Lee and double down on his example?
In fairness, I would not argue if they said they attempted to do this by making him the Avenger’s Chairman in Aaron’s run on their flagship team book. However, by simultaneously allowing T’Challa to be so diminished in his own title, to the point of humiliation, ouster and now elimination from the MCU, killing him yet again, before appearing in his second solo outing, they are effectively assassinating T’Challa. Trying to make sense of it, I can’t dismiss the thought that he, in some eyes, may have been too powerful, too independent, too influential for some tastes that may more easily swallow a Black Cap or Iron Man light? I’m struggling to place a value on diversity so measured.
No peace,
Mont
