So I watched Black Panther and here's my take on Ross
I think it's cool how Ross was used in the film. After half an hour or whatever with Wakandans, this highly american white guy is introduced... and both that context and the way he's presented clearly establish him as Other. Not bad, just foreign and alien and completely clueless about the culture the film takes as given.
White US audiences are so used to being subject and default. I appreciate the invitation to take a different perspective.
So I watched Black Panther and here's my take on Ross
Heck, in the stinger, a literal american flag lapel pin was being used to aggressively code him as Other. I think that's neat.