Marvel Has A Not So Great Pattern Thing Going On
(ArtsJournal)

And yes, it’s in Captain Marvel too: White superhero, POC sidekick. To be fair, “The characters would probably balk at the classification of ‘sidekick.’ Yet they´re designated by the films as such, by virtue of their stories ultimately working to support the main character´s arc. All of them exist to help the lead work through […]