signet : Lanterns And The Folly Of Black Excellence — Isaiah Colbert · Aftermath
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Lanterns And The Folly Of Black Excellence
Isaiah Colbert · Aftermath
culture
séries
antiracisme
Un article Isaiah Colbert sur la série Lanterns dont l'un des deux protagonistes est un super héros, en devenir, racisé.
My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.
J'ai seulement regardé le pilote, qui était sympathique mais loin de ce que m'avais promis l'internet, et je n'ai pas continué par manque de temps mais cela remet une pièce dans ma curiosité. Je suis toujours preneur de discours sortant des tropes, blancs ?, de l'héroïsme.
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