Here we go again. The bible says that there is nothing new under the sun. The things you think are new are actually very old. In this day and time of Black comic book and movie fandom we see old shenanigans at play. The Marvel Cinematic Universe recently released its movie The Marvels in the theaters. The movie did not do so well. Now, define do so well. Box office receipts put The Marvels weekend domestic numbers somewhere in the neighborhood of 47 million dollars domestically speaking. Internationally, the movie chipped in at about 63 million bringing the grand total estimation 110 plus million dollars. Ask anyone if you would like to make 110 million dollars and they would give up their favorite action figure and a step child to make that happen. However, what if you spent close to 275 million to make that 110 million? [ lets give the dumb nerds a minute... remember when nerds were supposed to be smart? I'm sorry, wrong blog, back to what I was typing] Yeah. No bueno. So the movie flopped? Why did it flopped? Google it. I'm not going to explain what many articles have already attributed the flop to. Suffice to say that whatever reasons people want to give. I am not going to let you all off easy. I'm talking to us now.
Now, for whatever reason Black nerds, Blerds, casual Black movie goer, whatever. Did not get on code and go see this movie. Wayment. Let correct something. Bammas have not been on code since the 90s, so, let me rephrase or frame this differently. Black people that knew a Black woman directed this movie, Nia DaCosta and the movie featured a bright up and coming star in Teyonah Parris chose to stay home. Even though the phrase "Black Girl Magic" was uttered in the movie by Samuel Jackson's Nick Fury, there was little to none Black Girl Magic in the seats at theaters. I guess they blew their movie budget on Barbie and couldn't scrape up a few coins to see history. Since "we" say we all into the history of things. Maybe not. Now before some of you go and adjust your beret or kufi. Let me say that I understand some not wanting to see the movie because they "felt" the movie was going to be bad, which really is poppycock. No, you did not feel anything. You "heard" nigga it wasn't good. You heard a bunch of comicsgate, pasty youtube, ashy trolls tell you this was "dead on arrival" you heard them tell you that the M She U is out of control.
So you made the decision to stay home and then get online and tell everybody and they mama that was a shame."We gotta do better by Black women" "that sister deserved better". You would be right if you took your talking out of two sides your mouth to the theater and just tried to enjoy a movie. No. A lot of us didn't do that. We just got on our cellphones and talked about how tragic that was. So much for the grand vote of confidence. However, to be truthful it is to be expected. We always scratch where we don't itch. Funny thing is for the lack of consciouness that pervades our community, many of us will continue to listen to voices that not ours. Then what is really funny is that they find someone that matches your melanin and speaks the same talking points and welp it must be true because so and so said so. Come on my guy. We still doing that? Don't get me wrong, I know there is a lot of nuance with this. However, the principle of us rooting for one another should filter any thought coming from the white house. The white house is the white house. Some of yall will get that, some of yall will get that and still keep up the shenanigans put forth by online "experts". We can agree and disagree with anyone when it makes sense. However, we have to think for ourselves and live that way. Why are folks living rent free in your head? So what you heard that the movie was bad. Go anyway. Enjoy the experience of seeing a movie in the theaters. Now if the principle of protest is so strong that you feel that you cannot do it. Not mad at you. Stand on it. However, I know the sweeping masses of Black folk who heard about this movie do not have that sentiment. Malcolm alluded to the concept of "gatekeeping literally" with the speech he gave regarding the 'house negro and the field negro'. Many have let babylon determine, direct, and expouse talking points and thoughts that are not necessarily ours. Those points can eerily make sense but you have to consider "the source" and then make judgment calls. Otherwise, when your favorite YouTuber tells you that this movie and that movie is trash, 6 months before it even makes it to the screen and you just "trust" that... well I guess indoctrination does work even when it comes from your master uh... i'm sorry someone you trust. Just think. Please. -Richard J. Wright
