Wakanda doesn’t need allies. Being an ally is less about the liberation of people of color and more about showering the ally with praise. Void of the colonizing impulse and experience of white supremacy, Wakanda is free from the need for a white savior. White allies in film and media are typically framed as sympathetic, cost-bearing heroes, ahead of their time and paragons to emulate (see Al Harrison, “Hidden Figures”). If you want to speak, do so when you are needed and in the appropriate place and time.

Source: Huffington Post February 25, 2018 20:03 UTC