I think this is a similar sentiment that is shared, in a twisted way, with those that wanted the role to be recast. Because it was important to have "black male role models". But.. that was never the intention of Black Panther, and Boseman understood that. It was about what it meant to be black, black culture, and the black men and women that came before. The first movie was praised for its strong black women, Okoye became a fan favorite, the Dora Milaje, the villain, all of it. The women of Black Panther, of Wakanda, were front and center in Black Panther. I remember Boseman pointing that out and highlighting that on the press tour too. So yes, Black Panther will probably be passed down to a woman in this movie, but why can't black kids, regardless of gender, feel that a strong black superhero is someone to look up to? Even if they are a woman. Thank god for the strong women I looked up to as a kid that helped raise me. I might be miswording the point I am trying to make here, but women being highlighted here is not because Boseman has passed, they were shining from the beginning. And young boys & girls can look up to them just as much as T'Challa.
