“Steeb, Marvel seems to think that they can write you as a Nazi.”
“Welp. Well, you see, these are straight, cis-gendered, white, Christian-raised men with a certain level of privilege who have never experienced a day’s oppression in their lives. Their brand of teenage 2edgy4u ‘realness’ is actually just a desperate cry for attention and shows a lack of imagination I can’t even comprehend.”
“But Steeb, won’t this upset a whole bunch of people, given that the Nazis killed millions of innocent people and are widely regarded as absolute scum? Would you ever consider allying yourself with Hydra given that you are a symbol of freedom, hope and goodness?”
“You know and I know that given the seventy year continuity there is no way I am Hydra. To make me Hydra completely devalues everything I have stood for, and also makes a mockery of every fan who ever believed they could be a better person by emulating me. In short, this is a farce.”
“Furthermore, it shows how out of touch Marvel is. However progressive it, as a company, tries to be, it still falls at the smallest of hurdles and cannot seem to find a consistent balance. Minorities are still being under-represented, or represented in offensive ways. Pick literally any minority and you can guarantee Marvel has pissed them off in some way. Not even that, but Marvel still cannot write women. Half the species, more or less, and it doesn’t know what to do with its female characters.”
“So, what do you suggest? I don’t want to throw all my Captain America merchandise away because some fuckwit thought Hydra!Cap would be a good idea. I love Steve Rogers. He makes me want to be a better person. The idea that he is a Nazi makes me feel sick. I want to cry. Steeb, what should I do?”
“A lot of people care about what Steve Rogers represents. Things I can recommend to show Marvel how you feel include tweeting, letter writing (old fashioned but it shows a level of dedication), petitions, boycotting the issues in question, and looking elsewhere for entertainment that more accurately portrays a multicultural, diverse cast. If Marvel can’t provide it, someone else will.”
“So, in conclusion, let our voices be heard and vote with our wallets? That sounds like a plan. Any final thoughts?”
“I am not a fucking Nazi. They may write me as one, but the Steve Rogers you know and love would never be a tool of Hydra. I have punched Hitler in the face. I have fought the Red Skull more times than I can count. As far as undercover agents go, to call that a backstory, I would be a terrible one, as I constantly thwart the plans of my ‘employers’. I am not Hydra. Don’t buy the comics, make this run of Captain America the worst selling ever. Make this decision hurt for Marvel as much as it does for us. Take to Twitter and don’t let this drop. Captain America stands for freedom. Freedom of religion, freedom to love who you want, freedom to be who you want to be. It’s the absolute antithesis of Nazism. So no, I’m not a Nazi and some poorly conceived plot to make me into one is not enough to change that. I was created by Jewish people, and I stood against Hitler and the forces of evil for more than seventy years. If this becomes long-term canon, fight it every inch of the way. Even if it’s just a publicity stunt, tell them you won’t stand for it. And if anyone, anyone, tells you that you’re wrong to be angry, look twice at that person, because that might just be a person you don’t want to associate with. Remember, be awesome to each other, and don’t let ignorant writers get you down. There are always more and better comics, all the time, every day. Seek them out. And I guess, if this is final, remember me as I was, not as what they’ll warp me to be. Captain America, Steve Rogers, was never a Nazi.”
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