Wakanda is very clearly intended to be a broad representation of African cultures in general. If you don't understand that you are seriously out of touch.
That's because as a white girl you don't live in a world where virtually every single solitary female character in every movie and television show is black except for one. As a black kid dressing up for Halloween for years you've really had no choice, but to dress as a white superhero or white character because there aren't any other characters. This is basically the first year in your life when there's a really cool black character. You have to know there's already going to be a ton of black kids dressed as him. Why not stay away and let them have it?
They can, but up until recently they basically have had no choice, but to look up to white heroes because there are no black ones. At least none that are lead figures of their own movie.
It isn't that they only have T'Challa, it's that he's likely to be their favorite. Given that there's likely to be a ton of black kids dressed as him, why can't a white kid pick a different costume from the 100's of other choices?
I think part of growing up is learning how to be respectful to others and consider how your actions and choices might be perceived by other people. To be the belief that you should just be able to do whatever you want and to hell how that makes anybody else feel is the sign of someone very immature.
That's fine, but that's not the point. Things like Halloween costumes and general clothing styles are frequently used for the purposes of self-promotion and getting attention. If two women wear the same outfit to school on the same day they both get embarrassed by it because they lose a bit of their individuality. If one girl clearly wears it better that can lead to a very ****ty day for the other girl who was proud of her new dress until she saw someone else in it.
And what about teaching children respect for other cultures and to not be insensitive?
