Sam Wilson Supremacy

they/she + Q-POC | marvel [and more specifically sam wilson] has become my hyperfixation deal with it! | please leave outright hate at the door. 

[samwilson-saves-lives]

there are plenty of Sam wilson playlists floating around out there but sometimes you just need a little fatherly comfort so let it wash over you and just vibe. exist free of expectations and responsibilities. be you <3

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[samwilson-saves-lives]

Arcane Headcanons

Vi

- def has body hair that she hasn't really put much thought into considering she might not of had a mother figure tell her to shave, was 14 when she got locked up, and wasn't exactly trying to seduce anyone in prison

- may have felt chest dysphoria during adolescence or sometime recently

- probably uses some form of tape\wrap to bind chest

- will likely start to gain weight if she lives with or around Caitlyn

- she\her & they\them pronouns

- probably demigirl

Caitlyn

~ may have struggled with disordered eating (probably restrictive) in mid-late teens due to lack of control she felt she jad over her life, getting so focused on pleasing others she forgets to take care of her body, is also an athlete, possibly shamed by mother

~ probably removes body hair everywhere

~ hasn't locked bedroom window since freshman year of high school

~ has had very few, if any friends, throughout childhood and adolescence

~ got used for status, intellect, maybe even her body

~ her gay awakening was seeing Grayson with her wife snd realizing that's what she wanted from love

~ she\her pronouns

~ feels comfortable in identity as a woman

Grayson

♡ a cottagecore lesbian before cottagecore lesbianism even existed

♡ has probably been with her wife since she became an enforcer

♡ lives on ranch w/ variety of farm animals after retirement to still feel like she can fulfill a duty

♡ doesn't tell her s/o about some experiences as an enforcer unless the story is funny or otherwise lighthearted

♡ probably never introduced her s/o to any coworkers unless they were seen together at social events

♡ private person and afraid that if she were public about her relationship something bad could happen

♡ only invited family & the Kiramanns to the wedding, maybe Marcus

♡ s/o bakes for her

♡ loves to cook simple yet delicious meals for s/o so that she knows they're taken care of

- has ginormous titties

she\her pronouns

has never doubted identity as a woman but feels most confident & powerful in masculine clothing

Sevika

doesn't really know how to cook anything besides meat or like toast so her s/o would have to cook for her to get her to eat regularly

may have experienced domestic abuse or some form of abuse from parental or authority figure

is super generous for her favorite girls at the brothel by giving them most of the money she wins gambling

is afraid to lead due to fear of making similar mistakes as Silco or Vander

tries not to let herself get too close with people to keep them safe

she/her & he/him pronouns (not my idea)

was taught to fight by father

someone important to gave her the vest she wears when she was young and even though its falling apart she still wears it

very sentimental

comfortable in feminity but prefers to emphasize masculinity bc her masculinity is a symbol of her adult self and also her strongest self

may have internalized misogyny and/or toxic masculinity

[black-is-beautiful18]

CW: mentions of kidnapping, rape, and death

So Marvel decided to let Jason Aaron introduce a new character to the Conan comic. Guess who this is….

That’s supposed to freaking Matoaka aka Pocahontas…For anyone that doesn’t know Pocahontas was a real person and wasn’t that disgusting version that Disney shows. She was a literal child who was kidnapped from her home, raped, and later passed in England at the age of 21 due to being exposed to an illness. You can see why this is disrespectful so I won’t say much. Please spread the word and even contact Marvel if you can. This is highly unacceptable.

[samwilson-saves-lives]

something I really appreciate about Black Panther is the way that Claw (a racist white man) is the presumed main villain but the antagonist turns out to be Erik/N'Jadaka (black man); and I think that's really representative of how the black community and PoC in general are be weaponized against each other due to the way we've been conditioned to appease white people and prioritize white comfort over ourselves and our communities.

There's also this weird divide of a specific racial/ethnic group are allowed to talk about their struggles but no one else can say anything about their struggles because for whatever reason they aren't deemed as important, if that makes sense.

[ifandomus]

MCU hot take (9)

If racism had been treated the same way as ableism and victim-blaming was in tfatws, it would have caused a total outrage in the fandom

(Come on, people. We can be both anti-racist and anti-ableist at the same time. Its not hard)

[theavengers]

Rogers: The Musical in “Hawkeye” (2021-)

[samwilson-saves-lives]

i know everyone is doing their cool headcanons for this wich is awesome and all of your hcs are great, but as a dancer these turns are bothering the hell out of me!!!

The biggest turn that grids my gears is Loki. Everyone else here is doing a single piroquette while Loki is doing a drag turn and due to his placement off to the side and the fact that he falls out and has to hang onto Thor to steady himself is so glaring compared to everyone else in the cast.

Next we have the man in the "I <3 NYC" shirt. This man somewhat looks like he learned how to piroquette when he auditioned and he just has no facial expressions whatsoever; which you should maintain through a show no matter how tired, or hungry, or in pain you are.

Then we have Rogers (yes i know. it's his show etc etc) Rogers' turn looks good until you see that the foot that's in posé is flexed beyond reason.

Now we have the dude in the lab coat and i can't tell if he was trying to a drag turn or a piroquette. I mean he does pick his foot but it's more in coupé and it's flexed so it's really hard to tell what's going on there.

Lastly, we have a chitauri all the way to the right who didn't even turn really. They just went in a circle around themself...

All-in-all the fact that an intermediate dancer was able to pick all of that out from a gif shows 1) all of the work that goes it dance, choreography, and performing and 2) there was no choreographer on set and there is no way someone would make all of those mistakes with their choreographer present.

[heinzrat]

Joaquin Torres | TFATWS Ep 1

[samwilson-saves-lives]

Sam giving Torres the wings in ep5 is Sam paying Torres back for the drinks in ep1

[doramilaje]

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Episode 1: New World Order

[samwilson-saves-lives]

idk if this is going to make any sense but bear with me....

gif #5: the pain on Sarah's face is for Sam. In episode 4 of CAATWS, she tells Karli that she could care less about America's mascot; so why would she display so much pain over something she doesn't care about? Sarah just got her big brother back months ago and has probably seen him struggle with what he's gonna do with the shield, only for it end up in Walker's hands.

[samwilson-saves-lives]

Sam Wilson's USAF Rank

So we know that Torres is a First Lieutenant and Bucky is a Sergeant, but what might Sam's rank have been when he was in the air force? Well upon my research, I can definitively say that Samuel Thomas Wilson was at least a senior airman or more likely a staff sergeant. Sam could also be a technical sergeant if he was in the Air Force full-time for 12 years.

{Senior Airman (E-4): The rank of senior airman is a transition period from journeyman to non-commissioned officer (NCO). It is essential that airmen develop supervisory and leadership skills through professional military experience (PME) and individual study. They are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with established standards, providing a positive influence and example for their subordinates and peers alike. Senior airmen present the image of competence, integrity and pride. Moving up the Air Force Ranks: The average servicewide, active-duty time for advancement to the rank of senior airman is three years.

Staff Sergeant (E-5): The staff sergeant (SSgt) is the first level of the NCO ranks in the Air Force. The staff sergeant is considered a craftsman with specific NCO supervisory responsibilities and may hold either a 5- (journeyman) or 7- (craftsman) skill level. Additionally, the SSgt must strive continuously to further their development as technicians and supervisors. The average Air Force-wide, active-duty time for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant is more than four years. Moving up the Air Force Ranks: Promotion to staff sergeant requires three years of time in serve (TIS) and six months of time in grade (TIG). In addition, airmen must achieve a 5-skill level, compete in WAPS and complete the Airman Leadership School in-residence before assuming the rank of staff sergeant.

Technical Sergeant (E-6): The technical sergeant (TSgt) is the second level of the NCO ranks in the Air Force. Technical sergeants are qualified to perform highly complex technical duties in addition to providing supervision. They're responsible for the career development of each subordinate under their supervision. It is the TSgt's responsibility to ensure that all enlisted personnel have the tools, training and support they need to achieve maximum performance and accomplish total mission effectiveness. The average Air Force-wide, active-duty time for promotion to the rank of technical sergeant is 12 years. Moving up the Air Force Ranks: The promotion process for tech sergeant is identical to the process for promotion to staff sergeant, except for the minimum requirements of five years of time in serve (TIS) and 23 months of time in grade (TIG), in addition to achieving a 7-skill level.}

Staff sergeant makes the most sense for Sam considering that he did two tours and each tour is on average 36 months (3 years), so two tours would exceed the 3-year average of time in service (TIS) to when an officer is promoted to staff sergeant.

As a staff sergeant, a person "is considered a craftsman with specific non-commissioned officer (NCO) supervisory responsibilities". Sam had to train with the Falcon EXO-7 at some point after his initial mandatory training. The sergeant rank is reserved for those with a special craft or skill; like Bucky being a sniper hence his rank as sergeant. By this logic, Sam's skill with the Falcon pack would be considered his craft or special skill (unless he has some other special skill) and would therefore allow him to qualify for promotion to staff sergeant or higher.

Sam could also be a technical sergeant if he spent seven-plus years in the USAF in active duty (aka full time) and refining his skills/craftmanship [Falcon EXO-7 or other skill]. I read a post in the past that outlined how long Sam might have known Riley and the author estimated that Sam probably knew Riley for twelve years before he died [x]. The twelve years that Sam knew Riley would add up to the average amount of time someone would spend in the USAF when they are promoted to technical sergeant.

In the description of technical sergeant duties and responsibilities, one of the last sentences states that a technical sergeant should ensure that all personnel has the necessary materials to complete a mission which would follow proving that one can ensure that they have all of their own materials to complete a mission.

Ex. When Sam, Steve, and Natasha are trying to regain control of the triskelion/helicarrier thinga-ma-bobbers, Bucky rips a wing off of Sam's pack and kicks him off the helicarrier causing Sam to release the other wing to allow his parachute to eject. When Sam reaches the ground and informs Steve that he can't do much more, he looks deeply disappointed and most likely with himself which would correlate to his trained instinct to provide for his team as a technical sergeant.

Or

In Sam's TFATWS Falcon uniform, he has a tact belt that is fairly equipped plus the equipment that Redwing carries is a decent amount of equipment for any given situation.

Additionally, Sam shows no hesitancy or unfamilarity with the Falcon pack in CA: TWS so it's safe to assume that he worked the contraption for quite a bit of time going beyond basic maneuvers and movement. Despite not having worked with the equipment for some time, Sam falls back into form without much thought. Sam incorporates his Falcon pack into his fighting style to the point of dependency on the pack. Sam treats his Falcon pack as an extension of himself which goes to show just how much work he's put into developing this craft and making it work best for him. Which makes sense especially if he worked with the Falcon EXO-7 for approx. nine years.

Essentially, Sam's rank in USAF is entirely dependent on how much time he devoted to the USAF. Both staff sergeant and technical sergeant make sense but taking into account Sam's two tours that would sum up to six years in active duty, I would say that Sam ranks as a technical sergeant.

Image below: Technical Sergeant insignia

Sources: Air Force Enlisted Ranks; U.S. Military Ranks

[samwilson-saves-lives]

Hot take: don't hate on people who sympathize or even empathize with Karli Morgenthau but then call Zemo your 'uwu soft beanie baby'.

they've both done really bad things for the sake of their cause but one villian isn't better than another bc they did a little dancey-dance

[samwilson-saves-lives]

"what if?..." nebula is hot as hek idc what anybody else says

[memorizingthedigitsofpi]

Fandom Etiquette

I’ve been around for a really long time in various fandoms, and no one ever writes this stuff down. I’ll start. Please add to the list. We can’t expect people to follow “rules” they don’t know exist. 

written with the help of @unbreakablejemmasimmons

Fanart

if you like something, reblog it. Help the artist get their work out there in front of more people. Share the joy that it brought you. 

if you want more of it, support it. This can be via commissions, reblogs, recommending the artist to other people, shouting in the tags, or sending the artist asks/messages. 

if you hate it, keep scrolling. Keep the hate in a message window with a friend, not in the artist’s notes. 

if you want to use it, ask permission. Artwork is beautiful and you want to show it off. But please ask the artist before you throw it into your header or your icon. 

if you use it, give credit. And not just a post where you say “Do you like my new icon? X made it!”. Put it in your blog description, that way when someone rolls around your blog three months from now, they also know where your icon/header came from. 

Fanfic

if you like something, reblog it. Help the author get their work out there in front of more people. Share the joy that it brought you.

if you want more of it, support it. Kudos are fine, but if you want more of the thing you like, you should comment. Subscribe to the story or the author. Send them a message about how much you like what they wrote. 

if you read it, kudos it. Or give it a thumbs up. And this is just if you managed to get all the way to the end. If you finished the story and you actually liked it? Comment and reblog. 

don’t demand content. Be patient. Stories take time. You can encourage without being demanding. Show your love for what’s there without telling them to post more often. 

be gentle with criticism. Some people want it and some people run away from it. If you don’t know what type of person the author is, it’s best not to go there. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything.”

Fandom

ship and let ship. You love your ship and other people love theirs. No one needs to “win” when we’re all going to end up in tears anyway. 

if you hate it, stay out of the tag. This has two meanings: 1) don’t deliberately put hateful commentary in a tag and 2) if you  hate a tag, don’t go and read through that tag just to make yourself angry

if someone makes you something, appreciate it. Read and comment the fic. Like and reblog the artwork. Pimp it out and tell them how much you loved it. It’s a gift, treat it like one. 

if it’s a gift, put some effort into it. You signed up for that exchange three months ago and now it’s a week before you have to send the gift and you don’t have the time or the inclination to do the thing. Well too bad. Someone out there has been working hard in your gift, so you should do the same for them. 

none of us are “better” than anyone else. We’re all trash for our particular show/film/book/ship/artist/what-have-you. My fave is no better than yours and yours is no better than mine. 

actors are not their characters. They are people. Treat them like people. 

[redwingsupportgroup]

one of the most under appreciated Sam moments in the show is Sam being absolutely heartbroken, angry, feeling blind-sided and frustrated about just learning that Isiah even exists, then being treated like a criminal for raising his voice one volume on a white man and asked to show his ID and still going to the police station, waiting for Bucky from afternoon until night.

Sam is patient, loving and most importantly loyal. he has the mental power to separate Bucky from the two incidents, although he could pretty well not do that and be on the right side. but Bucky is his friend and when a friend needs him, he's absolutely there. and I'm very much in love with him for that.

[samwilson-saves-lives]

in light of new developments....

I just wanted to say that someway, somehow, even as Captain America, Sam still feels like a side character.

yes, he did get his own show but he hasn't gotten the opportunity to participate in phase 4: the multiverse. mans is nowhere to be seen in the What If trailers and he most likely won't be making any appearances until Cap 4 (whenever that happens).

so how on earth did Captain America go from being a driver of the mcu in phases 1-3 to being an afterthought....

[witchyangela]

People really need to realise that “media can affect real life” doesn’t mean “this character does bad things so people will read that and start doing bad things” and actually means “ideas in fiction especially stereotypes about minority groups can affect how the reader views those groups, an authors implicit prejudices can be passed on to readers”

[theeblackmedusa-deactivated2024]

Sam Wilson, I love you.