Originally Posted by
Rumble
The EMH showrunners protecting Cap from being owned compared to the rest of the Avengers during EMH Panther's intro/showcase was obvious. So was having that garbage introduction fight between BP and Cap in Ultimate Avengers 2, which was far more egregious. And, of course, EMH BP needing Cap's "ok" to go back to Wakanda, like Steve is the down white guy that makes it ok to do something lol.
But of course when ppl are indoctrinated into this for so long they see it as normalized/acceptable happenstance. Its even worse with the d-riding Batman gets (because he's batman!). As a result, when BP gets something approaching preferential treatment in whatever medium, ppl get uncomfortable because they're not used to seeing such perks given to a character that looks like T'Challa (he's OP!!!!), and have to look for a reason to justify it other than accepting it as the character, like they accept with others. Not unlike how they never think of how a token black person in a sea of ___ faces feels until they find themselves as the one token ___ guy in a sea of black faces.
So certain details in Panther Quest, like seeing Cap place his hand on BP's shoulder and BP looking at it in disgust before Cap takes his hand off (and later, when Shuri keeps her hand there), or BP boldly telling an irate Thor "Wakanda tech is a match for anything" are the subtle things that elevate BP's characterization; it's clear to folks, especially black folks, that whoever is behind the scenes is well aware of the noble negro/magical negro tropes and isn't playing that noise here.