The
prevailing narrative of Black Panther's spectacular opening weekend is that it shattered a long - held Hollywood myth that movies led by
people of color — and,
in Black Panther's
case, rooted
in black culture — don't perform well at the box office, particularly overseas.
Research has also shown that a majority of cross-sex friendships
prevail over time even when there are unresolved romantic feelings.2, 3
People typically either acknowledge the elephant
in the room and move on with their friendship
in a mature way, or
in some
cases decide to hook up once or twice to relieve the tension and then go back to a friendship.