Sam Wilson: Captain America #21

[laughing_tree]

"Earlier in my reviews of this run, I commented that Spencer’s version of Sam Wilson reminded me a lot of President Barack Obama. Now that we’ve had more time with him, I see that he’s much more than that. He’s every black person that’s ever had to think about where they fall in the battle of injustice. He’s every one that’s been given power and had it stripped away. Which, eventually, boils down to practically every minority in America. [...] This current run of Captain America: Sam Wilson is going to end up on the syllabus of a really liberal, young-minded sociology professor one day." -- Black Nerd Problems

Comments

[commodus]

This is even sadder when you consider what's actually happened to Cap in the recent comics.
Honestly, part of me wishes comics weren't so obsessed with reflecting real-world injustices just so some of these characters could catch a break. I could totally see people picketing Sam for no damn reason at all, despite him doing his damndest to help them.

[nyadnar17]

Its a SUPER large part for me. I don't need to see how people fail. I fucking know how that works, I see it all the time in real life.

But just because I see it all the time doesn't mean that is all there is or even the majority of what there is. What I see IRL is more often than not just a reflection of how negative stories get more press. Show me stories inspired by the people who actually won and the progress that has been made.

2017 ain't perfect, but its better than 2005, which was better than 1993, which was a damn site better than 1968. Reflecting that there are still issues and problems shouldn't mean you have to drown in pessimism and fatalism.