Does anyone else think the mythology in Black Panther is a little racist?

Does anyone else think the mythology in Black Panther is a little racist?
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The alternative, wakanda being western, culturally, would be even more racist in its implications, if you want to go there. Namely being, that if you are technologically and scientifically advanced, you are inevitably culturally white, ergo, black culture is inherently inferior.
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