“Wakanda Forever” is a phrase made popular by the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the introduction of Black Panther or King T’Challa in Avengers: Infinity War (2018 Film). Wakanda refers to the fictional character’s home which turns out to be a technologically advanced country located in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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After seeing South Africa’s candidate Zozibini Tunzi on Miss Universe 2019, “Wakanda Forever” started trending on Twitter.
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As it seems, netizens have in fact been greeting Tunzi with it. Local artist Vice Ganda also tweeted about Tunzi’s resemblance to the representation of the Wakandan tribe in the film.
I love South Africa!!! Gandang ganda ko sa kanya!!! Pero di mo ko maloloko ikaw yung sundalo sa Black Panther!!!!
— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) December 9, 2019
Here are some of the tweets from netizens:
However, some people think that it is offensive and people have got to stop associating a ‘real’ country with a fictional one.
“Wakanda Forever” is not only trending in the Philippines but also worldwide.
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