WARNING: Spoilers for Black Panther are coming. But to be honest, if you haven’t seen it, these probably won’t make much sense to you anyway.
But if you have seen it, then it’s finally time to understand all the good Twitter / Tumblr posts you’ve been scrolling past or half-heartedly liking until you finally got around to seeing the film.
First of all, Michelle Obama tweeted out her praise today, which is just great.
Congrats to the entire #blackpanther team! Because of you, young people will finally see superheroes that look like them on the big screen. I loved this movie and I know it will inspire people of all backgrounds to dig deep and find the courage to be heroes of their own stories.
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 19, 2018
And obviously it’s already smashed the box office, scoring the fifth best opening of all time.
And people have been clapping back to racist idiots for a while now…
https://twitter.com/DarthLux/status/964990690827497472
But now that you’ve finally seen the damn thing (perhaps even several times), you can appreciate the full beauty of being online at the time of Black Panther.
And by that we mean: everyone has declared Shuri, T’Challa‘s genius sister played by breakout star Letitia Wright, their new fave.
Person: who’s your favorite disney princess?
Me: princess shuri of wakanda
Person: but she’s not-
Me: *slams fist on table* pRINCESS #SHURI OF WAKANDA
— m (@leiascaptain) February 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/shuritchalla/status/964741112823861248
https://twitter.com/ruffalosfluff/status/965429492712787968
Shuri’s designs and inventions are lightyears ahead of Tony Stark’s. I said what I said. #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/RszWCbx6Ae
— Southern Homo (@SouthernHomo) February 19, 2018
This corset is really uncomfortable. So can we wrap this up & go home?
The real question is, what are THOSE?
Guess what I call them? Sneakers.
Great, another broken white boy for me to fix.
Don’t scare me like that, Colonizer!#Shuri is the BEST!!! 😂🤣❤🔥🔥 #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/NOUWs1fOS8
— Enricoh Alfonzo🐺 (@Alfonzowords2) February 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/harleivy/status/965554477804806144
https://twitter.com/BROCKABSTRACTS/status/965630175659679744
http://frogyell.tumblr.com/post/171063823900/this-was-all-i-could-think-abt-during-that-one
What are your thoughts on #BlackPanther‘s sister Shuri after having seen the movie?
Me: pic.twitter.com/smKjMrgbjw
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 16, 2018
And if you’re wondering if Letitia has seen your fan posts…. she has. It’s a thing.
https://twitter.com/letitiawright/status/964680647536267264
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfOTFh7AJuL/?taken-by=letitiawright
“I grew up seeing so many stereotypes on TV and I didn’t want to play that as well,” she recently told The Hollywood Reporter. “This moment right now is years of prayer that’s coming together to play such a character that … hopefully a lot of people can be inspired by. So for me it’s a dream come true really. It’s something positive in the world, and that’s the type of person I am. It doesn’t necessarily mean that that character is not flawed, because I just played a character in Black Mirror that’s kind of crazy. But with this film, it can spark the brain of another kid that loves technology and loves science and lets them see that that’s really cool and encourage them to create the next gadget that’s going to help cure a disease or something … I’m proud to be a young black girl doing this, but also as much as this is for young black women to be inspired, [it’s for] all women of all ethnicities, of all races to be inspired. And young boys too, young men too from all walks of life to be inspired by this film.”
<3
Also, look, these aren’t exactly Shuri fan posts BUT they are extremely good and worth posting here:
The only two white actors in Black Panther are Martin Freeman, who played Bilbo Baggins, and Andy Serkis who played Gollum. They’re the Tolkien white guys.
— Mr. Drinks On Me (@Mr_DrinksOnMe) February 11, 2018
Museum Lady: I’m sorry these items aren’t for sale. #Killmonger : how you think your ancestors got it? You think they paid a fair price?
Me in the theater: pic.twitter.com/PsZcFMinh6
— JB1 (@BlackrThaBerry) February 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/ruffalosfluff/status/965546228556558336
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/965654321936220160
*snort*
Okay, we good. Shuri / Wakanda forever.