The backlash against this decision was even greater than what we have seen against the gay Captain America. There was further controversy due to the anti-Semitic connotations of some of the series’ covers.įurthermore, this storyline emerged not long after Sam Wilson aka The Falcon was named as the new Captain America. ![]() There was a strong backlash to this story from readers who petitioned Marvel to reverse the changes that had been made to their hero. He’s actually been a secret Nazi agent working for Hydra, a more extreme offshoot of Hitler’s party and is arch-enemy, all along. To cut a long story short it is revealed during the arc that Rogers hasn’t been the proud American who stands up for what’s right at all. Let’s take you back to 2017 and a comic event called ‘Secret Empire’ which will probably go down as the single most controversial Captain America story ever. We really shouldn’t be surprised that conservatives are so up in arms about this and willing to make such tasteless remarks but it did get us thinking about the history of the Captain America character and why certain sectors of society weren’t as vocal when Marvel made much more controversial decisions. Here's the guest host… - Jason Campbell Campbell) Take for instance the pro-Trump network Newsmax, who in a segment on the story asked ‘what is the world coming to?’ and claimed the United States is ‘going bananas’ over a comic book character being gay.Īfter being widely condemned for racism, “Louder with Crowder” crew doubles down on bigotry. ![]()
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