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I have a particularly brutal rant for the ones who are now talking about fleeing the country they've let go up in flames with their apathy and "both sides" b.s. but I'll save it for a rainy day.
March 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Asking attacked communities what you can do to help put out the fire after you let your community light it is wild. Try picking up a bucket and a hose without asking the victims what to do. Try doing anything other than watching the flames with tears in your eyes. Just do something.
March 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Okay, last thing, a whole villain using mind control and nobody called Bucky, the SME, and he ain't show up until the last part of the film?
Also, he's a politician now?!
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In conclusion, not everything is about race nor do I need racial tension or politics in my Marvel films, but if you're gonna bring it up then address it or leave it out all together. Don't chicken out and make it an "undertone".
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Also, did I miss something or was Sabra's connection to Samuel Sterns a thing but they just never explained it. She ever defended him saying he wasn't a monster, didn't she? Or maybe she was talking about Ross. Either way I feel like she had a back story and they cut it out. 🤷🏾‍♀️
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
That's without even getting into the ick I felt about Ross' main loyal companion being a Black Woman because men like him often do keep one of us on payroll. 🙄 It was a good Marvel movie but Brave New World failed to be as "brave" as I wanted it to be.
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Also, how do you make Isaiah Bradley, the Black Super Soldier the government abused and imprisoned, what sets the story off and NOT talk about race. This man is sharing his trauma at being falsely imprisoned again as a Black Man & all you can say is "I'ma try to get you out man".
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Sam speaks to this feeling of inadequacy so many times but links it to his "not having the serum". Sam, say it with me... you are experiencing ✨️racial bias✨️. And it feels like he hints at it a number of times but never says it.
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Let's unpack that. Sam, who is doing all the Captain America duties and carrying that heavy a$$ vibranium shield around WITHOUT SERUM doesn't deserve to be Captain America. What other dynamic exist in this country where people work twice as hard but are considered not good enough? 🤔
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Ross was a former militant demagogue who didn't even want to work w/ Sam Wilson originally. When he got mad he literally tells him he's not supposed to be here b/c "He's not Steve Rogers". Essentially, he didn't deserve the title because he wasn't Steve.
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Now for the hard part... my criticism.

I can't tell if it's because the plot fell short of what I thought it could be or didn't deliver on what they hinted it would be. Specifically on the depth that racial dynamics and politics could have played in the film.
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I also feel like Marvel would be wise to build their next phase in that matter. Introduce characters to us through those action packed conflicts that are too far in the weeds of complexity to understand. I appreciate that.

Also, Giancarlo Esposito gone do it every time!
#CaptainAmerica
February 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Had me and my friends in a tizzy. I was like, "We can't even buy candles for folks now?!" 😂
February 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Watching the app go black mid scroll like...#TikTok
January 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM