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Vorastra said:
Didn't stop all the Africans celebrating it like it was real and part of their heritage.
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People were celebrating black person in a lead role in a Marvel fantasy film, not the actual plot (I never got to watch the movie. Is it on Netflix?).

We celebrate a whole lot of other stuff. Some people celebrated Captain America. Others worship Star Wars. There was the matrix at one stage.
 
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ForceFate said:
People were celebrating black person in a lead role in a Marvel fantasy film, not the actual plot (I never got to watch the movie. Is it on Netflix?).

We celebrate a whole lot of other stuff. Some people celebrated Captain America. Others worship Star Wars. There was the matrix at one stage.
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It was actually both... The black person in a leading role, which was awesome. Many people also celebrated the wakanda thing..
 
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Isn't that a Sikh turban? Guptas were Hindu. Or am I wrong? @surface
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well, looks like rajasthani pagdi to me, which is a kind of turban although they were not from Rajasthan either. But they were from UP so that region will have pagdi as well.

I think in his last visit to India, Trudeau wore most of the Indian attire and 'mesmerized' Indians about their own diversity. Zuma was much ahead of him I think.
 
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ForceFate said:
People were celebrating black person in a lead role in a Marvel fantasy film, not the actual plot (I never got to watch the movie. Is it on Netflix?).

We celebrate a whole lot of other stuff. Some people celebrated Captain America. Others worship Star Wars. There was the matrix at one stage.
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OT, but nah, Black Panther was way more than just a black-led movie. It was very much a statement, going in on race, politics, identity and culture, especially in the US in light of the political climate.

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Behind the Revolutionary Power of Black Panther

The Revolutionary Power of Black Panther Marvel’s new movie marks a major milestone By JAMIL SMITH The first movie I remember seeing in a theater…
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Afrofuturism is also a core theme and this is why it is used in reference to Ramaphosa as well. Essentially, you can be African, close to your roots, but sill be a part of the global community and relevant in the future.

Even the Wakanda Salute (arms crossed over the chest) itself became a sort of statement of black excellence, often done by black athletes. Aphiwe Dyantyi frequently uses it in his celebrations after scoring a try.
 
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surface said:
well, looks like rajasthani pagdi to me, which is a kind of turban although they were not from Rajasthan either. But they were from UP so that region will have pagdi as well.

I think in his last visit to India, Trudeau wore most of the Indian attire and 'mesmerized' Indians about their own diversity. Zuma was much ahead of him I think.
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I need to learn a bit more about that region. Fascinating and rich history (good or bad)
 
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