Nakia was right. Killmonger was wrong.
Nakia and eventually T’Challa were right. Killmonger was wrong. Killmonger centered his movement around himself by using toxic masculinity to overthrow a government. His version of Black liberation meant killing and abusing Black women (killing his girlfriend, a dora milaje, and almost Shuri). He is the product of oppression, just like many African-Americans, but this doesn’t excuse his trash actions. Erik’s plans for liberation were unreasonable and relied on death and destruction for change. He learned his skills by working with the US Military to destabilize governments with mostly people of color. His liberation was based on colonizing/conquering other groups of people. That’s not liberation, that’s using the oppressor’s tools to become the oppressor. A mess.
T’Challa avoids toxic masculinity and is the most well emotionally adjusted male character we’ve seen on screen. T’Challa is unapologetically emotional and sees all women as equals. He empathizes with the pain of his cousin that he never knew existed, who tried to kill him. T’Challa is a better king than his father because he realizes isolationism is wrong. And pays respect to his cousin that tried to kill him by buying Erik’s old apartment building in Oakland and starting a research center. Although a capitalist, still a man.
Nakia wanted to distribute the Wakandan wealth for global self-sufficiency and education of all black people. Nakia fought against Boko Haram to save victims of human tracking, showed empathy to child soldiers, fought against ivory dealers, and pushed for aiding refugees. A real revolutionary.
Please stop saying Killmonger is right because Michael B. Jordan is an amazing actor and fine af.
