‘Anthony fully gets it and I’m so glad he said this’ wrote one fan. Supporters of Donald Trump are being sent reminders about what Captain America stands for after Anthony Mackie told fans to “chill the f*** out". Mackie, whose character Sam Wilson assumed the role previously played by Chris Evans at the end of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, is preparing for his first solo outing as the Marvel hero in Captain America: Brave New World.
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In response, Mackie said: “I hope, as a country, we’re tired of all the political jousting. Let’s just go to the movies and chill the f*** out. We could’ve made this mother****** yellow and it would’ve been a problem.". The discourse around Mackie’s comments has only continued to increase in the days since the interview was published but fans of the character have come to his defence. Sharing images from the comics and moments from the movies, many fans have pointed out that the character has always been political and represents American ideals, rather than the current state of the country.
One person said: “Everyone in the replies is exposing the fact that they don’t understand the character of Captain America He represents what America SHOULD be through his ideals, but he’s loyal to nothing besides the dream. Anthony fully gets it and I’m so glad he said this”. A second added: “Captain America 2 and 3 were about him directly going against the US government because they made poor choices based on incomplete information. He's not a propaganda-spewing mouthpiece and is in fact the direct opposite. So yeah Anthony Mackie is right.”.
