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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

This is a pretty nice looking figure but....
I don't understand why this has to be BLACK Panther, why can't it just be "Panther"?? If we don’t want segregation then we need to get rid of characters that names start with black (or actually are black) and channels like BET and the BET Awards and the [NAACP] Image Awards, where you are only awarded if you are black. If it were the other way around, we would be up in arms, it’s a double standard.
Oh yeah..we should get rid of Black history month as well as any characters whose name SOUNDS like black OR has too much black in their costume!

Word. It should be just "Panther", and it should come with the most nailed, perfectly sculpted version of an unmasked Chris Evans head Hasbro has finally managed to do as it's swappable alt head... kappa =P
First ask why and read the history about hero names like Black Panther, and channels like BET. Then sit and think if the motivations behind the creation of all those things you listed are no longer valid in today's society. THEN ask yourself, are the titles of these heroes, events, awards, etc., really the reason why underrepresented minorities aren't getting a fair shake in the media? As an asian, every asian character I see in american media is typically just a parody of a known asian stereotype (martial artist, science nerd, fob), and while the oscars didn't nominate a black actor this time around, you can probably measure the amount of time between asian nominees in 5-10 year increments. Yet, we don't have "Yellow Thunder" running around in the MU, or a widely known "AET" network featuring all Asian casts. What you and people like Stacey Dash are assuming is that integration will be some natural byproduct if you get rid of things highlighting black folks, but it could just end up making blacks and minorities that much easier for the mainstream to ignore, while at the same time robbing some folks of characters or accomplishments they take pride in.
This is obviously a total derail bomb of a discussion, so I'll resume my Legends forum retirement after this post, but trust me, getting society to be "fair" is going to be a lot harder than changing some old names and titles around.