Cloaked in mesmerising cinematography and flashy special effects, the American production company Marvel has been instrumental in promoting militarism, writes Jessica Buxbaum.
Under Capitalism expressions of minority pride are deliberately tied to negative stereotypes about those minorities by opportunistic Capitalists, so that sincere expressions of pride become reduced to a "kick me" sign by the culture industry, and placed on the back of said minorities by Capital. This is what happens when you have the liberal right to express yourself but no real protections from violence, and no ability to negotiate the terms on which your pride is expressed.
Under Capitalism expressions of minority pride are deliberately tied to negative stereotypes about those minorities by opportunistic Capitalists, so that sincere expressions of pride become reduced to a "kick me" sign by the culture industry, and placed on the back of said minorities by Capital. This is what happens when you have the liberal right to express yourself but no real protections from violence, and no ability to negotiate the terms on which your pride is expressed.
[points at Black Panther]
ruthkanda forever