r/marvelstudios • u/Extension-While7536 • Jan 31 '25

Discussion The scrutiny and double standards is exactly why Sam gives back the shield in "Falcon and The Winter Soldier"

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-marvel-captain-america-brave-new-world-politics-1236122701/

Bucky's line "I don't think we realized what it actually meant for a black man to hold the shield" was his sign that he understood the greater scrutiny, racism and double standards that Sam would encounter. Same as the shit Mackie's facing now.

EDIT: Anyone who criticizes FATWS however justly for its faults, can we not give Marvel some credit for hearing our demands and giving us an hourlong loop of Zemo dancing within DAYS of the episode? I mean c'mon that's fan service.

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u/jwheeler2210 Jan 31 '25

I think it's wild how if you disagree with something involving a black character, then you're absolutely without a doubt a dirty no-good racist. The truth is that people are going to have non race related critical opinions of black characters just like they do with characters of any other race. Are some of those critical voices racist? Sure, but all of them, probably not.

It's pretty sad that we throw a term like that around so flippantly. Does it actually mean what it's supposed to anymore, or has it just become "having a criticism of anything related to anyone who is black?"

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u/Extension-While7536 Feb 01 '25

Did you think Sam was justified in giving up the shield?

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u/dplans455 Feb 01 '25

He thought he was retiring it. If he suspected they would just give it to someone else and call them Captain America I don't think he would have given it up.