[quote=@Penny]
[@catchamber] it gives small and unimpressive people a way to feel better about themselves by imaging themselves as members of an in group. Also serves as a basis for some to oppress others. I guess that is a type of utility?
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I think you're right about "supremacy"-type racial bullshit, and now (because it's me) I'm trying to apply the logic more broadly... conveniently there's a prime example on top of the headlines this very day. What would you say about, for instance, movies like Black Panther? I've been itching to see it, and reading a lot of press regarding the film. A [i]whole big lot[/i] of the critical reception so far is based on the racial significance of the movie.... is that, like, is that [i]wrong?[/i] Or just a product of wrong things that have already happened, and the current celebration is just marking a milestone on the way back to how it should be?

[hider=what I'm talking about]http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180214-should-you-see-black-panther
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-42996895/black-panther-why-this-film-is-a-moment
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42992914
https://www.theroot.com/wakanda-forever-on-the-importance-of-black-panther-1820459283?utm_campaign=socialflow_splinter_facebook&utm_source=splinter_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

can try to dig up more if you like, I've been browsing these for what feels like a year[/hider]