Roberto da Costa explains why he is an American

[history79]

from CBR: http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-preview-u-s-avengers-1/

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[balbanes]

As a Latin-American myself, I clicked on the link and expected to be upset. But... I'm not. He didn't become American because America is the bestest nation in the history of blah blah blah-- the standard jingoistic crap. He became American because his nakama was American. Had the New Mutants been based out of France or Japan, he would have become a French or Japanese citizen.

That's not implicitly shitting on every other country-- including his motherland--the way I thought this post would go. It's just acknowledging the importance of family. I can respect that.

[philippos42]

Points for use of "nakama." Having read a good chunk of the previous New Avengers series, I think this is Berto playing the listener, too.

[thehood]

I also like that the American based super team is so diversed. Several of them are immigrants or children of immigrants, two are even LGBT characters.