Y’all, We Need To Talk About Something.

Y’all, we need to talk about something.

When tfatws was about to come about I saw some posts along the lines of “you better support Anthony as much as Sebastian” and things like that and I thought they were being dramatic. Bucky has been one of my favorite characters since the first avenger but the thing that sparked this show and letting them work together were the press junkets for civil war. I still watch videos of those but you have to admits that Anthony is the one pulling the weight, he and Sebastian play off of each other really well, but he’s the one pushing most of the jokes. This is what really made me start to respect Anthony so much more and enjoy his acting as much as Sebastian’s. I figured that y’all would do the same.

Then the first episode came out, and I saw a lot of stuff about Bucky and not a lot about Sam, and I get it, Bucky has the bigger fan base to begin with, but I thought it would level out. I see people being devastated by Bucky’s remorse and mental turmoil, I see next to nothing about Sam’s guilt and the pain of being denied because of racism, I understand it’s a less comfortable topic, but it shouldn’t be.

Next episode comes out, any talk about the huge, really painful for me moments that deal with serious racism not only in general but in America, gets talked over by people either complaining about John Walker or complaining about people harassing Wyatt Russell. I get it, he sucks, but not as much as blatantly racist police 🤷.

The third episode comes out, and this was the last straw. I see people talking about Zemo, ZEMO, and his fun little dance and his coat and “Zemo is... kinda hot?” And NOTHING about Sam. Y’all will literally simp for any white man over a black man, huh. I’ve seen people are due that everyone has different preferences but when those preferences only exist because you were fed racist views then they’re not an excuse. It hurts extra when you’ve seen Anthony Mackie say that every white man he plays opposite of gets rocketed into fame while he doesn’t. Look at his work and tell me it isn’t happening. I know a lot of us are already invested in Bucky and have been for a while, but it is a choice that you can consciously make to reflect on what you’re saying and posting and if you really payed attention to Anthony or any of the other characters (it hasn’t slipped my notice that no one is talking about Sharon either). Do better, be aware, make an effort. Alright I’m done.