Escaping From Slave Ships To Space Ships

gyrate out of an off - hand input at Comic - Con from Grant Morrison about how “ artists tend to draw ashen guys , ” comical critic and reviewer David Brothers tender up an insightful essay about what science fiction can represent with regards to black ethnic identity . see the concept of Afro Futurism and the way in which cultural history propels a pride and belief in a better tomorrow , Brothers pen ,

Slavery strip blacks of almost every potential form of identity . home , genetic , religious , and tribal individuality were completely wipe due to the slave swop . At that point , what history do you have leave ? Not much of one , right ? What do you do when you do n’t have a past times ? You cover the future . I ca n’t speak to the specifics of Afro Futurism , but it ’s a plebeian trait amongst a draw of black thought . boil down , it ’s all about being more than what you are , because what you are n’t is n’t that much at all . We are n’t slaves – we ’re kings and faggot . We come here on slave ships , but we ’re gon na leave on blank space ship .

The essay draw connexion between Morrison ’s Seven soldier : Mister Miracle series , the medicine of Sun - Ra , the alternate personas of the Wu - Tang Clan and even references Kanye West to withdraw up a parallel history of science fable that may not inevitably identify as such , but is at last as inventive and forward - thinking ( if not moreso ) than something like Meet Dave . It ’s well deserving read . I Call My Brother Son ‘ Cause He Shine Like One[4thLetter ]

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