Question

How are the traditional expectations of women In today's society different from the roles of the women in the Black Panther's Dora Milaje (female special armed force). Give examples to support your answer.
You must also explain, why you think the creators of this comic made the decision to give the superhero all female bodyguards instead of men or , perhaps , some type of animal guard to protect him

Answer 1

Women in our society especially in tradition for most countries and places like (Asia specifically Philippines, Japan etc), they are expected to be not more of a fighter but rather, domesticated people who must stay at home to tend to their family needs. Women should also expected to get married, be faithful and loyal to their husbands and take good care of the whole family. They must also learn different house chores and is not required to finish studies. You can refer to traditional asian movies to see this. Women in Black Panther's movie are very much different. They can decide to follow their heart's desire. They are much more of a fighter rather than traditional women we know. They know how to handle weapons and they are very skilled when it comes to combat and defense stance.  

This is not the first time that creators of Marvel have made women as a symbol of strength. In fact, they have many superheroes based on the comics who are stronger than male superheroes. Like Captain Marvel, for example. Her portrayal in the movie and in the the comics, she seemed to be one of the strongest female superheroes. In fact, she is almost equivalent to Thanos, one the supervillains of all time. The writers like it this way because they are planning to make more movies and involve more interesting story line and characters in the future. The same idea goes for making female body guards rather than male body guards. Writers can insert more spice to the story for choosing female characters. Lastly, there are write ups are saying that the Dora Milaje is based on real-life female army. To give viewers the impression of women empowerment.