Okay but the thing is, we can’t just ignore this. We can’t just pretend this never happened and be like “lol classic marvel, let’s just imagine Steve never had a run this year”. We have the right to be angry, to boycott marvel, to @ the writer, to create hashtags and be as loud as possible. Don’t go around telling people to chill because this probably won’t be “permanent”. It doesnt matter. Its still fucking disgusting and disrespectful to the original creators and fans. They crossed a line and they deserve the backlash they’re getting.
On twitter, there’s already a fairly substantial campaign going with the hashtag #SayNoToHydraCap. Join in, tweet with the hashtag, retweet tweets under the hashtag, etc. Be loud.
Here is a post with an address and an email to send letters to Marvel about the issue.
It’s one thing if we choose to ignore this in regards to Steve’s characterization within the fandom and within fanworks and fan discussions, because, honestly, we should. This should have no impact on Steve Rogers and his characterization because it’s disgusting and horrid and so disrespectful to the character and his legacy, as well as his original writers and his fans.
But we can’t ignore this in regards to Marvel, to the writer, to the people who went “Yes, let’s turn Steve Rogers into a sleeper agent for a literal Nazi organization, ignoring decades of characterization and the fact that he was originally written by two Jewish writers, and the fact that he’s one of the most idolized superheros in the game.” We have to be loud. We have to be vocal. Like OP said, they crossed a line, and they need to know it. They need to know that what they did was unacceptable, uncalled for, and absolutely disgusting.
(Source: arkhamknignt-archive, via cthulhu-with-a-fez)
