Wakanda and the dream of a black homeland

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Jimmy Kimmel has a knack for making the American public look downright foolish through his segment, "Lie Witness News", and the recent "Black Panther" edition of the popular clip series is no different.

You'd think given the amount of people that have already seen Black Panther that everyone would now be familiar with the fictional African country of Marvel comic book origin, Wakanda, which is the home of Marvel Studio's latest cinematic hero. In the movie, it is a technologically-advanced covert nation with its wealth and prosperity rooted in its abundance of the fictitious element of vibranium, but none of that stopped these average citizens from doling out serious opinions on both.

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One woman is asked about Donald Trump and Wakanda and she alludes to the president being slightly racist towards Wakandans. His answer? A firm yes. Executive assistant to the mayor, Alise Homola said, "Someone called and asked how we pronounced the village name and when I told him, he began yelling, 'Wakanda forever!' which I am guessing is from the film". "I definitely support our troops".

Jimmy Kimmel sent his staff out to the streets of Hollywood during Friday night's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to ask unsuspecting pedestrians about the "crisis in Wakanda". "Like it's a lot of bad things happening over there", another man said. "People don't want to see it". Wakanda is the spiritual core of the Black Panther story and always has been. "I don't think so".

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