wormy

y'all bitches need to leave Sam Wilson alone

[risrambles]

people complain that the mcu didn’t address the blip or the effects it had on people etc etc and it’s just like yall. they gave you the falcon and the winter soldier and explored entire storylines about people dealing with the blip and yall paid it dust and called it boring

[lgbtqoongi]

Y'all remember that one scene

[khuleopolis]

First post I saw on SM today was yet another post hailing the “success” of Thunderbolts.

I thought, it’s Memorial Day here in the US — you know, the Day Americans love posting their Flag emojis and saying “Support the Troops”….

So let’s have a quick chat about how y’all have been treating an actual MCU veteran who took up the shield. I have time today 🙃

Captain America: Brave New World has made $415 million worldwide.

Thunderbolts? $355 million.

And yet, somehow Brave New World is being called a flop, while Thunderbolts is being celebrated as a “quiet success” or a “surprising win.”

Make it make sense. 🧐🧐🧐

Spoiler alert: 🚨 It’s racism. It’s always racism

Here’s what really happened:

Thunderbolts had the benefit of a stacked cast, pre-existing fanbases, and a darker team-up vibe that usually prints money for Marvel.

Brave New World? That was a solo origin story for Sam Wilson’s Captain America.

A Black man stepping into one of the most iconic roles in American cinema—one historically held my a white male, for the first time—and still pulling bigger numbers than the ensemble movie.

The math ain’t mathing—but the bias is biasing.

And in case you’re a little behind or don’t have a calculator handy, let’s help you out:

Brave New World made $415 million.

Thunderbolts made $355 million.

That’s a difference of $60 million.

Sixty. Million. Dollars.

But go off

The media tone between the two? Night and day.

The buzz? Filtered through the same lens that’s been trying to erase Sam since TFATWS— biased.

The truth? Black-led films are graded on a curve that’s set to fail us. Y’all tried the same shit with Sinners and failed MISERABLY.

Let’s be real, Marvel could release a movie of Bucky tying his boots for two hours and folks would call it “gritty cinema.”

But Sam Wilson gets a fully loaded, heartfelt origin story and suddenly everybody’s got amnesia about what success looks like?

What Brave New World represented was more than just ticket sales— it was about legacy, vulnerability, justice, and a man with wings carrying the shield through actual turbulence. And y’all gonna tell me that’s a failure?

Please. 😒

Thunderbolts can be good, and it can still benefit from the cushion of whiteness. But calling one a win and the other a flop when the numbers say otherwise? That’s not analysis. That’s agenda

The double standard is glaring. And exhausting.

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Cliff Notes for those with short attention spans:

Brave New World was a first outing.

Thunderbolts had a stacked cast.

One made more money.

One is still called a flop.

Only one of them stars a Black man holding the shield. You do the math.

[roseworth]

thank uou for showing me your little white boy i do not like him can you put him away please

[mistthealchemist]

this is how I feel when i see John Walker love

[pixi3hollowlez]

Anthony Mackie you deserved so much better

[glittercake]

"i love sam but...."

shut the fuck up. just shut your fucking mouth and stop lying. none of you people even like sam. just say that instead. it'll be a lot less frustrating to see.

[starspilli]

o captain my captain

[lgbtqoongi]

Oh btw y'all look at what I got, he's so cute.

[lumacosmo]

To anyone who wants him : he's cutopia branded, and is available in stores at target, or you can buy him off ebay like I did.

He's got printed fabric and has a squishmallow feel, with sherpa-like fabric on top for his hair!

Unfortunately his hair and facial hair are both this weird just barely darker than his skin tone color but he's a super cute plush otherwise!

[lgbtqoongi]

Oh btw y'all look at what I got, he's so cute.

[30w30w]

*Ignores Thunderbolts end-credit scene*✊🏼🙂‍↕️

[lgbtqoongi]

Thunderbolts has done unspeakable damage to the sambucky tag can we go back to before it released

[mygirlfriendismadatme]

a real sambucky fan never speaks ill of sam wilson

[jemgirl86]

perfect casting doesn’t exis—

[jennipond]

what these 2 mfs did to my 2021 brain needs to be studied. tfatws come back please i miss you so bad it's not funny anymore

[lgbtqoongi]

I'm at the point where I wish every stan who speaks ill of Sam Wilson and calls into question his ability to lead a very I hope your fav dies in the next movie.

[vithcy]

Scrolling through any fandom tag

[vithcy]

Alternatively

[awkward-but-nice]

rewatchng tfatws, and i don't trust ANY of you people in the "john walker did nothing wrong" camp, he killed a surrendering man in a fit of rage, lied to lemar's family about it, then tried to kill sam too, when he felt that his status as captain america was being threatened.