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[from: Lynn E. Anderson, Captain America: Behind the Mask. Steve Rogers and the Contemporary Hero Narrative (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), pp. 241-243.]

Although the relationship between Rogers and his most trusted childhood friend, James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes has been subject to a great deal of scrutiny in past publications on the matter, of both scholarly and purely biographical persuasion, there has been a certain degree of unwillingness among the academic community as well as the general public to consider the possibility that the nature of their relationship transgressed both the boundaries of friendship and social mores of their times. To see Steve Rogers—to see Captain America, the ultimately jingoistic symbol of American World War II propaganda, at least at the moment of his (re)birth as the national icon—in the context of a queer narrative is, to some critics and academics, utterly unprofessional and even morally abhorrent. In his 2009 book on Captain America comic books, war photography, and American propaganda, Everett claims: “There is nothing to suggest that either the graphic novels issued during the war or the photographs taken during Rogers’ stay with the Howling Commandos can serve as a basis for a queer reading of Rogers and Barnes’ relationship. But even more importantly, there is nothing to suggest that such a relationship ever existed in the first place, and as such, those queer readings are not only misguided, but also libelous” (197), while Miller, in a similar vein, calls them “devoid of any grounding in fact and blatantly disregarding all evidence to the contrary” (Birth of an Icon, 294).

The unwillingness to accept the possibility that Rogers and Barnes might have been lovers (or at least romantically involved) before and during the war seems to stem from almost desperate adherence to several concepts firmly entrenched in the dominant paradigm of the narratives of masculinity and war. The inherent subversivness of such a relationship, therefore, not only undermines the public image of Captain America, carefully crafted and controlled in the early days of his public exposure during the USO tour (Willingham 53), but also, according to the social mores of his times, calls into question his very masculinity, that is, the central trait emphasized in the process of his transformation from Steve Rogers to Captain America. For Captain America to find himself anywhere on the queer spectrum would mean, then, in the minds of his contemporaries, that the narrative of the hypermasculine, heteronormative world of the American Army has been irrevocably tarnished and become partially irrecoverable, destroyed beyond all repair, emasculated just like its most prominent symbol.

fight the land (fighttheland) wrote in cap_news

captain america: behind the mask

GUYS GUYS GUYS HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW BOOK ON CAP HOLY FUCK IT’S SO GOOOOOOD.

okay, capslock time over. but seriously guys, it’s so good and finally, FINALLY, we have something that doesn’t gloss over You Know What and doesn’t tell us we’re just a bunch of weirdos who read far too much into everything. and fuck miller and fuck everett, btw, bc they’re shitting all over this book in their reviews, and i think we all know why that is.

for real tho, there’s some excellent use of sources in this book, and my inner history major rejoices. and holy fuck, where did she even get those sketches, i don’t think they were ever released to the public? or did i miss something? are they from a private collection? is that a recent find? tell me, i need to knowwwwww, for reasons.

and THANK FUCKING GOD there’s FINALLY someone who didn’t go LALALALALALA CAN’T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF HOW STRAIGHT CAP IS when there’s strong evidence suggesting otherwise.

tags: medium: books, person: james barnes, person: steve rogers
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Reply from howlingcommando15
How is this even a peer-reviewed publication? Didn’t know the author was a tumblr-bred tinhatter. Disgraceful and disgusting.

Reply from thegreendot
Yeah, okay, so just because it doesn’t agree with your views (bigoted as they are), it suddenly has no academic merit? I know you love to troll this community, but seriously, this is ridiculous. And if you seriously think Cap would be offended (even if she’s totally off base with this, which I don’t think she is) because someone implied that he might not be straight, think again. What news have you been watching? Fox News got their asses HANDED TO THEM last time he went on air. Jon Stewart was pissing himself laughing for a week.

Reply from fighttheland
okay, pal, whatever you say. lots of place on reddit for the likes of you.

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Reply from lyanna-stark
I think the sketches are new. They supposedly found them quite recently and didn’t know if they were authentic, so they needed to check first? Idk, I think they consulted Peggy Carter on this, but since she’s not doing so great memory-wise rn they wanted to double-check, I guess? Anyway, holy shit. No wonder Cap wanted those hidden. I’m just wondering if Barnes knew. Because I think we can all agree (well, maybe not all, but those of us who possess an ounce of common sense and basic reading comprehension skills) that Cap had it bad for Bucky, but we also know that Barnes was doing a lot of skirt-chasing before the war. I mean, obviously, it could’ve been a front and all that, but idk. Anyway, I think she’s on to something, and Miller and Everett can go fuck themselves, bc if they tooted that republican horn any louder, it’d be a fucking foghorn orchestra.

rogersthat reblogged ifinditkindafunny

if u srsly think steve rogers is against welfare and pro paid education, u must have been dropped on your fucking head at some point in life, like, wtf ??????????

#steve rogers #captain america #for real tho

 

ifinditkindafunny

guys u have no idea how much shit i got for that steve rogers and welfare post omg im dying

#personal #haters gonna hate

pixel of green (always_angry) wrote in cap_news

CAPTAIN AMERICA MINISERIES

IT’S CONFIRMED.

HBO is making a new Captain America miniseries. The Generation Kill guy is writing and producing, so hopefully it’s going to be good, and maybe we won’t die from an overdose of Spielberg-style patriotic grandeur. No casting news so far, though. Any thoughts?

[source]

tags: medium: tv, person: steve rogers
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Reply from jokersmom
BUT HOW ARE THEY GONNA HANDLE THE SEXPOSITION?

Reply from farrah_s
Cap, those pants need to go. For reasons. The shirt, too. (But seriously though, I LOLd.)

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Reply from hitmanactual
So how about that Skarsgard-Simon reunion, huh?

Reply from raypersonjr
YES, AND STARK SANDS CAN PLAY BUCKY BARNES. I NEVER KNEW I NEEDED THIS UNTIL NOW, BUT GOD, DO I NEED IT.

Reply from captainbromance
but isn’t askars still banging sookie on true blood or sth? he could be good, but there might be some scheduling conflict, idk. (or they could go the rudy reyes route, and cap could just play himself. he has some background in acting lol)

Reply from daisies-s
Idk, I’m not really feeling Skarsgard as Cap. He has that bad boy vibe, he’s not wholesome enough. Like, I really love the guy’s work and all, but he doesn’t scream “corn-fed poster boy for America” to me.

Reply from blueskies
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frecklygal

So, guys, you know how I sometimes go jogging in the morning before my shift? And you know how I tore a ligament a few years back and it’s still bugging me sometimes? So guess what happened today. THE FUCKING THING TORE AGAIN. I was in so much pain I couldn’t see straight. So I’m, like, limping to the nearest bench, right, trying not to cry and failing hardcore, because that fucking HURTS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER, and when I get there and try not to puke from the pain, I just want to straight up curl up and die, because that’s usually how it goes with me in those cases (I have a very low pain threshold, okay).

And then, I SHIT YOU NOT, CAPTAIN FUCKING AMERICA, wearing world’s tightest t-shirt, jogs over and asks if I need any help, if he needs to call me a cab, or call an ambulance or anything, and at that point I’m just like, lol, that’s it, I’ve lost it, I’m hallucinating now and dying, probably, take me in, Jesus, I’m ready. But nope, turns out I really wasn’t and Steve Rogers just casually jogs round D.C. every morning like it’s no big deal, oh, dont mind me, I’m just captaining all over the place, nbd, nbd. Jesus fucking Christ on a cracker.

So this is the story of how I busted my knee, but then Captain America came over to check up on me, called me a cab, paid for the cab and gave the driver a ridiculous tip to make sure the guy helped me into the ER. STEVE MOTHERFUCKING ROGERS, EVERYONE. YOUR FAVES COULD NEVER.

#HOLY SHIT I’M STILL SCREAMING ON THE INSIDE #steve rogers #captain america

 

frecklygal

pouringrainbows said:
hey you should check out the spot_your_cap comm over at lj, they like sharing stories like this, jsyk, its a rly rly nice place

Omg, thank you, I didn’t even know such a place existed! I’ll def be checking it out soon!

#ask #pouringrainbows

what ails you (fisherkings) wrote in spot_your_cap

Okay, guys, fair warning, this is gonna get pretty meta pretty fast. Because you know that I love Cap-spotting as much as the next person, and this comm is literally one of the most uplifting places on the internet right now, because it’s first and foremost about human connection and how heroes really are just like us, and they go out to get Chipotle or whatever, and we desperately need that in this shit show that’s called our lives, especially after what happened in NYC.

But, on the other hand, I wonder sometimes, y’know? About responsibility and the role of social media and their influence, and how they can sometimes be used for good, but how sometimes they aren’t. And how we contribute to that. Because it’s one thing to get a selfie with Cap while he’s just waiting in line at Starbucks and post it to Instagram, but it’s another thing to, I don’t know, compromise an undercover mission, and this is a real possibility, not just some hypothetical situation, because, really, all it takes is one photo, one comment, y’know? And all those tweets and posts on tumblr, or here, or in other places on the net, they can, in theory, make it easier to target Cap (or any of the other Avengers, for that matter), so it’s a really weird and not totally comfortable position to be in—to know that you can unwittingly contribute to something really bad through totally innocuous actions.

Not to mention the issue of privacy and the right to privacy, because the fact that someone is a public figure (and it’s as public as you can get with Cap) doesn’t entitle everyone to pry into their private life, they get enough of that from the paps. And I know this community is really good at establishing and following the rules, but we know that not everyone is. And we know for a fact that Cap is always extremely nice about those things, because that’s who he is, but we also have to remember that everyone has limits, and it makes me really uncomfortable sometimes to think we might be overstepping some boundaries.

So I’m just wondering, I guess, how you see that, and how you think we, as a community (fandom?) should proceed, because I think that’s actually a really important discussion that we should have at some point, especially considering that those fandom and rl spaces start to overlap on social media so much—now that there’s the official Avengers Instagram account, and some of them are even on Twitter, I think we should be really mindful of establishing some boundaries, because they’re not your ordinary celebrities, and we shouldn’t forget that. I mean, if we snap a picture of Rihanna or whoever at a very bad moment, they might get (understandably) pissed, but there’s no immediate threat that comes from this sort of invasion of privacy. But with people who would, in different circumstances, be special ops and everything about them would be classified, we really do need a different, more cautious approach. And, as I’ve said earlier, we should have the common fucking decency not to invade their privacy when it’s clear they don’t want to be disturbed. I’m looking at you, lj user havanass. Oh, wait, right, we already banned your sorry ass. (See, this is why I love this comm. We don’t stand for this shit.)

Okay, so? Thoughts? Comments?

ETA: Also, one more thing (not so much to this comm, but to the internet at large)—I know some of you are really curious if Lynn Anderson is right, but for fuck’s sake, don’t just ask him if he was fucking his best friend. Forcing people to out themselves or lie about it is disgusting and besides, he doesn’t owe you shit. /rant

tags: meta, steve rogers
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Reply from thegreendot
Yeah, I sometimes wonder about that, too. And I think you raise a very valid point, one that the fandom at large (because, yeah, I think we can call ourselves a fandom, just look at all that fanfiction) will have to tackle at some point, because this IS a discussion that needs to happen, and sooner rather than later, especially considering how things are now, post-NY. It just goes to show, though, that we, as a community, could’ve done a lot worse for ourselves, because even the fact that someone is ASKING those questions shows that we are a lot more self-aware than SOME fandoms (I’m not going to point fingers, but I think we all know what I mean by that *cough*).

You’re right about the privacy aspect of it, too. It’s all fun and games until someone crosses the line, and I think the line HAS ALREADY BEEN CROSSED. Multiple times. And, idk, this might sound weird and intrusive, but am I the only one who thinks Cap doesn’t really look all that happy, especially in some candids? Because this is something I started to notice a while ago, and that’s why this privacy thing bothers me so much, I guess. Like, some people really don’t get that he’s not a fucking mascot, he’s not a fucking PR stunt, that HE FOUGHT IN AN ACTUAL WAR, he lost people, and, quite possibly, deals with PTSD. He doesn’t need you to pester him when it’s clear he’d rather be alone.

And don’t even get me started on people who approach him about Anderson’s book (as much as I think she’s actually right in her assumptions about his relationship with Barnes). Just. WHY. WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT’S A GOOD IDEA. WHY.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god, thank you so much for that comment, Vee. You’re one of the pillars of reason in this community (in general, not only in this particular lj comm), so you have no idea how much it means to me that you responded to my post.

I don’t think I have anything more to add re: social media and invasion of privacy, but the thing you said about Cap not really looking all that happy is, in my opinion, absolutely spot on. I’ve noticed that, too, and I can’t say I’m all that surprised. When you really think about this, for us, WW2 has been over for more than 70 years, but for him it’s been what, a year? Not even that? So I guess a lot of that loss is still fresh, and I don’t imagine the absolutely bizarre circumstances he’s found himself in are helping the case. And some people choose to be totally disgusting about it. Ugh.

And I have no idea what to think about people who, in all seriousness, approach him to ask if he was fucking his best deceased friend. I agree that Anderson is probably at least partially right about this (obviously we can only speculate whether that thing between them ever got physical), but this is clearly a topic that he’d rather avoid, and I don’t give a damn if it’s just for now or maybe forever, because, as I said, he doesn’t owe anyone shit. We, on the other hand, owe him quite a lot. And first and foremost, we owe him respect. But some people just don’t get that.

Reply from barnes-and-rogers
yeah, remember that photo? some gossip rag even wrote an article about how cap might be “unfit for duty” or some such bullshit because he might be “too depressed and/or mentally unstable”? jfc. also, fuck the daily bugle.

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[from: Maya Reid, The Popular Life of Captain America. Steve Rogers in Popular Culture and Fandom Practice (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).]

I would like take this opportunity to extend my most sincere and grateful thanks to a few people without whom this book would have never been finished.

This project has been a long time coming, and it has occupied the last three years of my life, during which I received continuous support from my most wonderful mentor and boss, Professor Alexander Lee, whom I can never thank enough. But I know I need to try, so: thank you. Thank you so much. Your steadfast support and your faith in me and my academic endeavors is what made this possible.

To my dearest friend, Lynn E. Anderson, who has, over the years, shared with me the wealth of her research experience as well as her actual research findings, which continued to be a constant source of inspiration: thank you. Thank you for being there for me, at 4 a.m. on a weekend, while I was questioning everything, and most of all myself, to tell me that this was worth it. I cannot imagine this project without your input and guidance.

Thank you to Michelle Mbatha, who suggested this topic to me at a conference in San Francisco four years ago. You are the fairy godmother to this enfant terrible, and I am forever in your debt.

Thank you to the university authorities at Columbia, who provided me with a research post and substantial funding which made it possible for me to work on this book for the last three years. I am forever grateful for your support.

Thank you to the Smithsonian Institution for making their museum collections available to me for the purpose of further research.

My greatest thank you to Captain Steve Rogers, who agreed to talk to me and taught me more in an hour than I learned during my three years of grad school.

And, last but not least, thank you to Emily, who has been there for me for the last five years, always supporting me and my choice of career, which has taken us on an exciting ride all over the United States and, on one notable occasion, even to Canada. You have always believed in me and urged me to become a better scholar, a better person, and a better partner. So thank you. For everything.

pixel of green (always_angry) wrote in cap_news

CASTING NEWS GALORE

Talk about happy coincidences. Both Carter and The Howlers released some casting news today, along with some character posters (it’s funny how they both decided to go with the old-school look, one in sepia, one in b&w).

So far we have:

Carter:
— Romola Garai as Peggy Carter
— Armie Hammer as Steve Rogers
— Emile Hirsch as Bucky Barnes
— James Franco (?!) as Howard Stark

The Howlers:
— Ryan McPartlin as Steve Rogers
— Francois Arnaud as Bucky Barnes
— Ruth Wilson as Peggy Carter
— Luke Evans as Howard Stark
— Ken Leung as James Morita
— Matthew Goode as James Falsworth
— Sean Patrick Thomas as Gabe Jones

[source 1], [source 2]

So, what do we think? I’m, frankly, baffled at James Franco as Howard Stark, in the sense that they shouldn’t even be able to get him, considering how busy his schedule is. I like the choice of Luke Evans much better, though. I was wondering for a moment if they would decide to cast a bit on the young side and go for Craig Horner, who is, let’s face it, a dead ringer for the good, old Howard, but apparently not. As for the rest: I like both choices for Peggy, prefer McPartlin to Hammer, and I’M STILL SCREAMING INTERNALLY ABOUT FRANCOIS AS BUCKY. OH MY GOD. THIS IS SUCH AN INSPIRED CHOICE. THIS BOY CAN SUFFER SO BEAUTIFULLY AND I AM HERE FOR THIS.

(Crossposted to a shitload of comms, sorry.)

tags: medium: tv, person: steve rogers
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Reply from blueskies
RUTH WILSON. THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE GLORIOUS. That being said, I’m also surprised they cast James Franco as Stark in Carter—was he even mentioned in any of the casting rumors posts? On the other hand, he does have the ego for it. Jury’s still out on Hirsch. I’ve only seen him in Into the Wild, and I just wanted to punch his obnoxious, pretentious douchebag of a character throughout that entire painful experience, but that MIGHT have had more to do with the script and the general douchenozzlery of the character than with Hirsch’s acting. I fully approve of Arnaud, though.

Reply from carrterrs
I love that they picked Matthew Goode to play Falsworth. My favorite actor is playing my favorite Howling Commando. I like their picks for Morita and Jones, too. And now I’m waiting impatiently for Dum Dum.

Reply from howlingcommando15
I hope they focus on the actual Commandos for once and not the Rogers/Carter romance. And I hope their portrayal of Cap’s friendship with Barnes stays true to the actual events. I think we all know what I’m talking about.

Reply from fisherkings
Don’t worry, there will be no ~icky gays~ to spoil your enjoyment of the series. But seriously, get over it. It’s been months since that book came out, I think it’s time for you to find yourself a new hobby.

Reply from fighttheland
oh my god, it’s you again. and you’re still at it, like an outdated meme no one’s laughing at. christ.

Reply from howlingcommando15
You’re so completely blinded by your ridiculous agenda that it’s not even funny anymore, just sad. All I want is a true portrayal of the people who are national icons (especially Cap) and who shouldn’t be subjected to such slander. You don’t even know how delusional you are, and that’s just pathetic but it is also your right, America is a free country after all, but don’t drag people who are role models to young Americans everywhere and who have been for decades into this. I hope Cap would just come out and say it: Lynn Anderson is wrong. I know he’s declined any comment to distance himself from this farce, but it won’t stop people from speculating, so I think he should publicly deny all such accusations.

Reply from fisherkings
Accusations? Slander? Jesus Christ, do you even hear yourself? You know what, I’m done. I won’t convince you anyway, and this discussion is not doing my blood pressure and favors, so. EOT.

Reply from fighttheland
slander. dear god.

Reply from annieblythe
I just wish they (including lynn anderson) would leave cap alone and stop speculating about his sexuality. it’s not about the “icky gays” for me, it’s about putting the pressure on him to react in SOME way. I don’t know about you, but I think people’s private life should stay private if they don’t want to disclose anything.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh, absolutely, and I’m not saying Cap should be forced to come out if that’s the case, and besides outing people is downright disgusting. But with Lynn Anderson’s book, the thing is that she had been working on this for a few years prior to Cap’s return, and the book had been already reviewed and in print by the time Cap’s return was revealed to the general public, so for all intents and purposes, she was writing about a historical figure. A dead one. And such historical analysis is, I think, subject to a different set of rules, so I highly doubt it was her intention to pry in any way into the life of a person who turned out to be very much alive. The timing was pretty unfortunate, though, I agree. So did her book contribute to the general atmosphere of obsessive curiosity about one’s sexuality perpetuated by the celebrity culture? Of course. Was it her intention to disrespect Cap’s right to privacy in a situation where he is still alive and can be pressured to take action or admit things he’d rather not admit? No. I understand where you’re coming from, though, and Cap’s right to privacy is an important issue that definitely should be addressed. (I did try to start a discussion here, if you’re interested.)

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Reply from quodscripsi
this will be interesting. i like that one of those is focused on a strong female role-model and the other one is more of an ensemble piece with characters who are usually relegated to the background and two of whom are poc (or at least i hope that is indeed the case), but they’re still two shows which aim to cover more or less the same events, timeline-wise, and i’m wondering if “carter” wouldn’t benefit from a slight fast-forward—then we could get the s.h.i.e.l.d. origin story and peggy as the first director and a founding member of the organization. on the other hand, a lot of that info is probably classified, so they probably couldn’t do that, which is a damn shame, because that would be one fascinating story. the casting for both looks solid, though.

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rogersthat

i finally got to see the captain america exhibit! and it was amazing! i’m back at the usc now, which sucks hairy balls, but at least i got to see my sis and my niece for a few days, and the three of us went together to see the exhibit. and guys? if you think the online tour does it justice? think again. (they added a few more photos to the gallery, though, so check them out.) they did an incredible job setting this up, and i was so, so pleased with the outcome. those archives and newsreels with cap and bucky broke my fucking heart, okay, it was all i ever dreamed of and more. i even snapped a few pictures (sorry for the shitty quality, my camera died on me the day before we were supposed to go to the smithsonian, because of course this is my fucking life, so these are from my phone).

and there’s just so. much. information. it’s a lot to take in in one go, so i’d definitely want to go back, but i probably won’t have the chance unless they make it a permanent exhibit. which, y’know, fingers crossed, because it’s been a few months now since the opening, and there was still a TON of people and a freaking enormous queue to even get in. but it was sooooooo worth it. i’m still mad i missed the lynn anderson talk, tho, because i heard it was amazing, but it’s supposed to be uploaded on the website at some point, i think? so it makes me feel a tiny bit better, because, seriously, my life keeps cockblocking me in all the worst ways.

#steve rogers #captain america #the smithsonian exhibit #in which jen is a happy camper for once #in which jen visits the family

what ails you (fisherkings) wrote in spot_your_cap

Look at this happy little goober. Look at him. This was the second time I met Steve Rogers, and he was, once again, the kindest, most polite and amazing person you can imagine.

We (my little brother and I) ran into him totally by accident. Earlier that day, we went to see the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian—first time for him, second time for me (and just as great as the first time round), and then we went for a walk and ended up at a lunch bar because my young padawan got hungry. And then, just as we were walking out, we literally ran into Steve Rogers as he was on his way in.

I knew my brother wanted to meet him since he was two (he used to leaf through my mother’s collection of old-school Cap comics until they practically fell apart) and Cap was still under the ice, but he was obviously in a hurry, so I didn’t want to bother him. But he must’ve heard my brother, protesting loudly and almost on the verge of tears, and he turned around, walked out, walked up to us, looked at my brother’s little shield (he’s a srs bsns fan, okay, a truly hardcore one, and he wanted to take it to the exhibit), crouched down next to him, shook his hand solemnly and told him that it was an honor to meet a true superhero. Then he asked if my brother wanted a picture. Above are the results. The little one got so shy after I took the first one, but Cap was so nice and gracious about the whole thing.

I said that before and I’ll say it again: we already owe this man so much, and yet he still continues to give and give, and give. It’s amazing, and it restores my faith in humanity just a little. (Then I turn on the tv to watch The Daily Show.)

tags: encounters, steve rogers
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Reply from thegreendot
Awww, I’ve already seen those on your Instagram, but they’re still almost too cute to exist. I’m so happy for your little brother (who is also, incidentally, almost too cute to exist).

Reply from carrterrs
I think I know which lunch bar you’re talking about, because I saw him there once as well. I don’t blame him, their curry chicken sandwiches are to die for and I’m addicted. And your brother is so cute! And so little! How big is the age gap, if you don’t mind my asking?

Reply from fisherkings
Twenty-two years. I know.

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[from: Lynn E. Anderson, Captain America: Behind the Mask. Steve Rogers and the Contemporary Hero Narrative (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), p. 270.]

What seems crucial for the full understanding of Steve Rogers as a person and a national icon is the fact that, despite the constant attempts at controlling his hero narrative on the part of the government, he ultimately transgresses the intrinsically jingoistic roots of his public persona and eschews the nationalistic, exclusionary foundations of the discourse he has been made part of in the process of becoming Captain America. In embracing overtly those who have been denied the right to speak by the hegemonic system he is supposed to exemplify—personified by both James Morita and Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, both of whom have been cited by Rogers himself to be indispensible members of the team and national heroes in their own right on numerous occasions—he not only distances himself from the dominant narrative perpetuated by the system, but also directly defies any attempts at imposing such restrictive interpretations of his role as Captain America and a national icon upon himself.

In this sense, Captain America, through the very deliberate actions of Steve Rogers, manages to transcend the imperialist idea of America as the epitome of a modern, free country and the ultimate bringer of freedom—an idea which will become severely tested during the later conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, as well as the invasions on Afghanistan and Iraq—and actively chooses to stand for universal freedom and equality, regardless of national or racial divides, one which strives to be inclusive instead of exclusionary.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
Congratulations to my dear friend @mayareid for the amazing reviews! #ThePopularLifeOfCap

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson thank you so much! We should write the next one together :) #ThePopularLifeOfCap

the wicked witch @morganlefayy
@mayareid i loved your book. such a good investigation of the fandom space. and so respectful to the fandom, too #ThePopularLifeOfCap

THE FANDOM ENQUIRER

By Zoe Baker on December 19, 2013

It almost never ends well when the fourth wall comes crumbling down and the fans are exposed to the scrutiny of the mainstream entertainment industry and/or academia. We all remember the infamous Fandom Fail Fest of 2012, and I think we can all agree on one thing, regardless of our own feelings on the events that led up to it: let’s not do that again. So it’s understandable when fans view any new publications on the subject of fandom—and fanfiction in particular—with apprehension and suspicion. It has been a long-standing tradition to deride fandom as a largely female-oriented space in which all the rules governing mainstream entertainment are, in the immortal words of Captain Jack Sparrow, more what you’d call guidelines and definitely made to be broken.

There have been, of course, good, insightful books on fandom in the past. It’s just that they’ve been very few and far between, and for every Farrah Masterson there are ten Clyde Lankins. It’s a fact fandom as a whole made peace with a good while ago. We get it. It’s almost 2014 and, to the rest of the world, we’re still the weirdos dressing up as fictional (or not so fictional) characters and writing about two (or more, if poly is your thing) fictional (or not so fictional) people having hot, steamy sex.

So when Palgrave Macmillan announced they were publishing a book on Captain America in popular culture and fandom, many of us just sighed deeply as we braced ourselves for the inevitable. It’s never been easy for fandom to be accepted by the academia and the world at large as a legitimate cultural practice, and it is even more difficult for fandoms whose creative output relies on more or less straightforward Real Person Fiction. In the case of Captain America there are, of course, the comic books and the movies, and even a thankfully short-lived tv show back in the 1980s, but, as with many other fandoms based on real life people (see: Band of Brothers or Generation Kill), the line between the real and the pretend can become extremely blurred at times.

But apparently ‘tis the season to be jolly and also pleasantly surprised. And I think I speak for all of us over at the Fandom Enquirer when I say we have never been so delighted to find out we were wrong. The author of the book, Maya Reid, an assistant professor at Columbia, known in the fannish circles as professionalfangirl, delivers one of the most comprehensive and compelling studies of the Captain America fandom to date and raises some really interesting and important issues regarding the fandom practice as a whole. If you want to read about the historical development of the Captain America fandom (it’s older than you might think!) as well as his presence in the landscape of popular culture without feeling like you’re looked down upon and they’re just laughing at you behind your back, this is a book for you. It’s hard to say whether it’s just because Maya Reid is, for all intents and purposes, and insider in the fandom circles, but this book gets it. It gets the spirit of the fandom, the whys and the hows. It gets why it’s important to us and why it’s important in the broader cultural context. It needs to be said, though, that if you expect nothing but blind phrase for the fandom, this is probably not the book you’re looking for. It doesn’t gloss over the bad, but it doesn’t gloss over the good either just to get to the weird and the creepy, as it often happens with academic or journalistic pieces on fandom. What it does instead is offer an honest analysis of the fandom mechanisms at the intersection between real life and popular cultural production.

So if you’re still looking for the perfect Christmas present for your supernerdy significant other, or if you’re looking for the perfect Christmas present for yourself, this is the book to get. Why are you still sitting here, then? Amazon (or other retailer of your choice) awaits!

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pixel of green (always_angry) wrote in superheroes_daily

THE HOWLERS CASTING NEWS

I come bearing more casting news for The Howlers. We already had all the chief players except for those two, so, without further ado, I present:

— Jean-Hugues Anglade as Jacques Dernier
— Nick Offerman as Dum Dum Dugan

I genuinely thought they’d cast younger for those two, but I’m especially impressed that they managed to snag Jean-Hugues Anglade, because he doesn’t usually do projects in English (or for tv). But on the other hand, we’ll have someone who can actually SPEAK French. And I guess now we know why some paps spotted Offerman leaving a gym with what looked like a personal trainer a while back. He’s most probably getting in shape for this.

In other, somewhat related news (because it’s superheroes_daily and Pepper Potts is and forever will be the greatest superhero in my heart): CONGRATULATIONS TO PEPPER POTTS FOR MAKING IT INTO THE TOP FIVE OF WORLD’S MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE TIME MAGAZINE AND MAKING THE U.S. COVER! I am so happy for her, I can’t think of another person who deserves it so much. The issue comes out in two weeks, on April 4.

tags: dum dum dugan, jacques dernier, pepper potts, television
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Reply from carrterrs
Huh. Interesting picks. I’m not so sure about Offerman. I mean, he could work, and he’s a good actor (and he certainly has the mustache for it), but I can’t really imagine him as Dum Dum. I thought they’d cast him younger, too. I don’t think I’ve seen Anglade in anything apart from Queen Margot approximately a million years ago, but from what I gather, he’s a really good actor. This makes me hopeful that maybe the Commandos will actually have substantial roles in the show and won’t be just window dressing for the Cap story. No offense, Cap, but it’s been done. I want to get to know these guys now.

Reply from always_angry
Oh, totally. The fact that they’re casting fairly recognizable names for the Commandos and not some total unknowns makes me believe they’re planning on really shifting their focus to the Commandos as a unit, not just as Captain America’s sidekicks. I am so here for this. Give me all the brotherly bonding and trust and camaraderie, because if you look at the newsreels or the photos or any other archives, it really seems like they were very, very close, all of them, including Cap.

Reply from carrterrs
I’m really wondering if Cap will watch it. On the one hand, it looks so promising. On the other hand, it must be so weird, watching a show about your own life. On the third (?) hand—I can’t imagine watching this and knowing all those people I still remember as well as if it was yesterday are now long dead. (Well, apart from Peggy.)

Reply from blueskies
Wow, thanks for this, now I’m sad. It’s funny how sometimes we sit here and nitpick everything, and don’t even realize this was his life just two years ago, at least for him. It must be such a bizarre experience.

Reply from fisherkings
Yes, congratulations to Pepper Potts! I’m still a little disappointed she didn’t top the list, but still, top five is an amazing achievement.

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The Smithsonian Institution @thesmithsonian
We are happy to announce that the Captain America exhibit is here to stay #CapAtSmithsonian

rogersthat

guys? i just saw some posts saying that there’s something happening in d.c.? can anyone tell me what’s going on? my sis is at work and she’s probably in surgery right now, so she’s not picking up her phone.

#in which jen is slightly concerned #please? #talk to me? #the internet is not telling me anything yet

 

rogersthat

the-big-red-riding-hood said:
there’s supposedly been a massive car pile-up somewhere downtown? idk, i’m in in hillcrest and my friend just texted me about this.

thank you for messaging me. oh my god, that’s terrible. do we know if there are any fatalities? i guess tv and the internet are just now getting wind of this

#ask #the-big-red-riding-hood

 

rogersthat

madasahatter said:
Okay, so, don’t freak out, but there has been a massive car accident as a result of a shooting/bomb in downtown D.C. We still don’t know what really happened but people say a government SUV blew up? This might be just a rumor though, we don’t know for sure at the moment.

jesus christ. i need to get to a tv/computer asap. i’m blogging from my phone and no one is talking about this here. not yet anyway.

#ask #madasahatter

 

rogersthat

jesus, thank god, my sister finally managed to get in touch with me. they’re safe and unharmed. there really was an attack in downtown d.c., it wasn’t just an accident, it was a fucking BOMB strapped to a car, or at least that’s the official version for now. they’re still looking for the attacker, but several people were saying they saw a masked guy in pseudo-military gear at the scene but no one has any fucking idea what he really looks like, so it’s like they’re looking for a ghost? what the fuck. just. what the fuck. i hope they catch this fucking psycho, and soon.

#dc bombing #personal #i’m still shaking on the inside

Vee @thegreendot
WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED. WHAT. THE. FUCK. #CaptainAmerica

what ails you @fisherkings
@thegreendot What? What’s going on?

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings They’re saying Cap went AWOL and he’s become a threat to national security.

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@thegreendot @fisherkings JESUS CHRIST, WHAT. What the hell is happening? This is fucking insane. WHAT.

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @carrterrs I don’t know, I can’t even wrap my head around it, but this can’t be true.

Vee @thegreendot
OH MY GOD, THEY’RE SAYING HE’S NOW CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THERE’S AN ORDER TO SHOOT ON SIGHT. JESUS CHRIST I’M GONNA CRY.

what ails you @fisherkings
@thegreendot I… I actually have no words for this. What is happening? What is the government doing? Is it SHIELD?

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings This supposedly comes directly from the World Security Council. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING ON.

vee (thegreendot) wrote in cap_news

CAPTAIN AMERICA UPDATE

As you probably already know, a few hours ago Captain America has been declared a fugitive wanted by the U.S. government, armed and extremely dangerous, and an order has been issued to shoot on sight. They’re also saying he killed a bunch of SHIELD agents when they tried to apprehend him.

It’s possible that this is somehow connected with the recent bombing in downtown D.C. and the masked assailant who fled the scene and has not been found as of yet, but we have next to no information except for the statement from Alexander Pierce of the World Security Council. Which tells us nothing.

I’m still in shock. And I don’t think I’m the only one. This is so absolutely unbelievable in every possible way that I’m still waiting for someone to tell me this has been a sick belated April Fool’s joke. But I don’t think that’s happening. I can’t even begin to wrap my head around this. I just— This is madness.

sources: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]

tags: person: steve rogers
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Reply from anonymouse
see this is exactly why this masked vigilantism crap has to stop.

Reply from fighttheland
fuck you. fuck. you. how fucking dare you. and yes, this is so brave of you, lj user anonymouse. you fucking hypocrite. who is this steve rogers guy anyway? oh, yes, he’s CAPTAIN FUCKING AMERICA. we’ve known that all along. there is no masked anything, jesus fucking christ. and vigilantism? he worked for SHIELD, you goddamn fucking moron.

can we, please, freeze this thread before they spew any more of this shit?

Reply from thegreendot
Frozen. Christ.

Reply from callinda
This must be some catastrophic misunderstanding of cosmic proportions. Or otherwise someone is setting him up. I refuse to believe this is for real even for a second.

Reply from fisherkings
If this is indeed what is happening, then the question is who is setting him up. And if we think about this for a moment, there are two possibilities (in general, I’m not talking about specific individuals). And I don’t know which one of those scares me more.

Reply from starksandstripes
i— i haven’t even thought of that before. christ.

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Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
This is a travesty of justice. And the editors at @thedailybugle should be ashamed of themselves #CaptainAmericaIsNotATraitor

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson I refuse to believe any of it is even remotely true. It makes absolutely no sense. #CaptainAmericaIsNotATraitor

aliaoftheknife

wait, so cap is in the wind now? whats happening? do they really have orders to shoot on sight? what. is. happening. WTF

#captain america #steve rogers

 

aliaoftheknife

rogersthat said:
they’re authorized to use heavy force, and supposedly they CAN shoot on sight, but not to kill, just to subdue? this is so fucked up, oh my god.

thanks for clearing this up. this is unfuckingbelievable.

#ask #rogersthat #captain america #stever rogers

 

aliaoftheknife

natashabarton said:
They can shoot, but they’re not supposed to kill him. Good luck catching him tho. And some people said he’s with the Black Widow, so, again: GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. And I’m betting all that stuff about those dead SHIELD agents is bull.

do we know ANYTHING, though? about what really happened? it’s been almost 24 hours since the news broke out. and i dont believe it either, about the SHIELD agents but i REALLY want to know how that went down, and i bet im not the only one

#ask #natashabarton #steve rogers #captain america

Connie @fighttheland
GUYS THERE ARE REPORTS OF SOME MANIAC SHOOTING UP THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE, PLEASE, PLEASE, STAY SAFE #DCAttack

what ails you @fisherkings
@fighttheland What? Oh my god, this is just like New York all over again, I don’t believe this is happening…

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @fighttheland Jesus, girls, stay safe, okay? Where are you?

what ails you @fisherkings
@thegreendot @fighttheland I’m at work, I was supposed to get out early, but I’m staying put.

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings @thegreendot i’m at home, stomach flu. i was watching tv and then it was all over the news. jesus fuck

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@thegreendot @fisherkings @fighttheland FUCK FUCK I’M STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON MY WAY TO THE ROOSEVELT BRIDGE

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@thegreendot @fisherkings @fighttheland There’s no way I can turn back now, it’s traffic jam from hell and I don’t think (tbc.)

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@thegreendot @fisherkings @fighttheland (ctd.) people know what’s going on bc I can see no panic. Fuck I’m shaking.

Vee @thegreendot
@carrterrs @fisherkings @fighttheland Oh my god, please, stay safe. How far from the bridge are you?

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@thegreendot @fisherkings @fighttheland a mile, maybe a bit more.

what ails you @fisherkings
@carrterrs @thegreendot @fighttheland Please, keep us updated. It’s gonna be fine, ok?

rogersthat

fuck, fuck, there’s been another attack in d.c., some sick fuck started shooting people on the roosevelt bridge, and people say captain america was there, fighting him, and that’s the route my sister takes to work and now she’s not picking up her phone and i’m panicking

#i think im about to have a real panic attack #fuck im crying

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THE FALL OF THE HERO: CAPTAIN AMERICA UNDER ARREST

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HYDRA INFILTRATES S.H.I.E.L.D., ALEXANDER PIERCE A TRAITOR, CAPTAIN AMERICA PRESUMED DEAD

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CITY IN SHOCK AFTER H.Y.D.R.A. ATTACK AND DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA

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[from: Lynn E. Anderson, Captain America: Behind the Mask. Steve Rogers and the Contemporary Hero Narrative (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), p. 273.]

In conclusion, there can be little doubt that Captain America—the hero and the national icon, as opposed to Steve Rogers, the man from Brooklyn—has been instrumental in the creation of the contemporary hero narrative even after his death, and as such, has been subject to the inevitable process of mythologization to become ultimately recreated as a hegemonic narrative rather than a person, thus engendering a very particular approach to his public persona, which has since then permeated the academic debate concerning his status as a national hero as well as the hero narrative his persona has inspired.

It is by no means incidental that the increased efforts to revive the interest in Captain America comic books and other paraphernalia have always coincided with a period of civil unrest related to a devastating conflict in which the United States engaged at the time, be it Korea or Vietnam, or, more recently, Afghanistan and Iraq. This particular narrative, created and upheld by the government propaganda apparatus, emphasizes the necessity of a righteous war and sacrifice at the same time as it creates a visibly Othering dichotomy of Us vs. Them, in which Us stands for the white, heterosexual and overwhelmingly male presence, whereas Them denotes the undesirables relegated to the peripheries: the Other, the alien, the not-white. The not-Us. As Kajal Singh remarks in “Hero For the Ages: Captain America and the Iraq War Propaganda,” “[t]he main problem with the prolonged use of the Captain America hero narrative to justify the war in Iraq is that, in reinforcing the colonial Self-Other binary, it fundamentally opposes everything that Rogers himself is known to have stood for. The use of the Captain America imagery in Operation Iraqi Freedom, then, stands as the prime example of a blatant manipulation on the part of the government propaganda apparatus and reinforces the hegemonic narrative of the contemporary hero, exemplified by Steve Rogers’ public persona” (37).

To question his heterosexuality, then, and to imply that his relationship with James Barnes transgressed the boundaries of friendship, is to fundamentally undermine the narrative perpetuated by the American propaganda machine for more than seventy years, to destroy one of the pillars of the modern hero narrative in America, and to implode the assumptions of the mutual exclusiveness of stereotypical masculinity and queerness which have for a long time served as the basis for exclusionary practices in the American society. And in the end, the refusal to consider the possibility that Captain America might, indeed, fall somewhere on the queer spectrum is the refusal to admit that, ultimately, Captain America might be one of Them, instead of one of Us.

what ails you @fisherkings
Natasha Romanoff is testifying on Capitol Hill as we speak. You can watch it on C-SPAN. #DCHearing

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings holy shit, they don’t even realize how hard they’re being owned right now. also, wow, did tony stark call that one.

what ails you @fisherkings
@fighttheland You mean about the suit thing a few years back? Refusing to hand them over to the government? Yeah, hindsight is 20/20.

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @fighttheland Yeah, once again, saved by Tony Stark’s ego. Also, this smackdown is glorious to watch. Go Widow.

what ails you @fisherkings
@fighttheland @thegreendot Do we know if they’re planning on dragging Cap to the Hill, too?

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings @thegreendot they asked. he told them to fuck off. i have a feeling they’re not gonna ask next time.

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @fighttheland I bet the subpoena is being written as we speak. I don’t blame him, though. Not after that clusterfuck.

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@fisherkings Wow, she’s not fucking around, is she.

what ails you @fisherkings
@carrterrs Nope. What’s the worst thing that could happen, though, really. She’s already burned all her bridges.

what ails you @fisherkings
@carrterrs So if I were her, I’d do the same thing. They could do with a little cold, hard truth.

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@fisherkings I just love their faces. Truth hurts, doesn’t it.

Connie @fighttheland
@carrterrs @fisherkings oh my god, yes, this is priceless. new role model right here.

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vee (thegreendot) wrote in cap_news

MORE D.C.-RELATED NEWS

You’ve probably seen it already, because it’s been all over the news this morning, but apparently someone managed to get the D.C. shooter on camera, and now there’s a clear photo. You can’t see much, because he’s masked, but it’s still more than we had a few days ago.

They’re trying to identify him and they’re still searching for him, but it’s like they’re chasing a ghost. They don’t know anything about that guy, apart from the fact that he was with H.Y.D.R.A. and there’s nothing in the files uploaded by Natasha Romanoff. Nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Which means this guy’s existence was probably classified to hell and back, and, for once, they left nothing to trace back to him. I don’t know about you, but I’m not feeling very reassured right now.

We now also know the name of the man who fought with Cap and Widow during the attack: Sam Wilson. He’s the one you can see in some of the footage flying the winged suit. Look that guy up, he’s amazing. (Also, I created a tag for him, because I have a feeling it’s not the last time we hear of him.)

[source]

tags: event: dc attacks, person: sam wilson
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Reply from carrterrs
It terrifies me that this man is still somewhere out there. Do we know for sure that he didn’t go down with the third helicarrier?

Reply from thegreendot
As far as I know, he’s still at large. They were looking for the body for a long time, but they didn’t find anything and later on it’s been confirmed that he managed to get out of this alive. How, I have no idea. Do we think they were experimenting with the Erskine serum, too? H.Y.D.R.A., I mean.

Reply from fisherkings
I wouldn’t rule it out. You’ve seen some of the footage. I know it’s mostly grainy and blurred, because they pulled it mainly from the CCTV cameras, but some of that stuff doesn’t look like the work of a highly-trained agent with no additional enhancements. He tore a car door off its hinges like it was nothing, for god’s sake. (I know it’s been almost a week, but this is still absolutely terrifying.)

Reply from blueskies
Fuck. That makes me feel SO MUCH better. Not.

Seriously, though, guys, I hope that’s the last of it and they catch that psycho Nazi soon. I can’t even imagine how it must feel for all of you over in D.C. right now.

Reply from carrterrs
It’s slowly returning back to normal. As normal as you can expect while there are still people pulling what’s left of the helicarriers out of the Potomac (and the Triskelion). There’s a lot of wreckage but it’s nothing compared to New York, so there’s that at least. Small graces.

Reply from quodscripsi
this needs to stop. first new york, now this, and let’s not forget all that shit that happened in between in greenwich etc. i went to a conference in europe and when i came back, half of my apartment building was destroyed. i could get inside to get some of my stuff, but now i’m camping out on a couch at a friend’s place, because, essentially, i have nowhere to live and it’s gonna be a while before i get the insurance money.

Reply from blueskies
Jesus. This is horrible, I’m so sorry. If you ever need anything, just ask, ok? I live in NY at the moment, but if there’s anything I can do…

Reply from thegreendot
Jesus Christ, that’s horrifying. If you ever need a lawyer to help you with your insurance claim or anything else, just message me, all right? I know sometimes the insurance companies do everything they can to avoid paying insurance for any superhero-related damage and that’s bullshit, not to mention illegal. So if they give you any trouble, message me and I’ll rain fire and brimstone on their collective asses.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god, I’m so, so sorry to hear that. I know of an available apartment lease in my building if you wanted to rent something until you get back on your feet (from what I understand, you own the apartment?). It’s not very expensive for D.C. standards, it’s a nice building, and I’m sure you could arrange something with the owners when it comes to payment; I know them personally and they’re very reasonable people, so message me if you’re interested, okay?

Reply from quodscripsi
you guys are the absolute best. i have no words.

ruth, i already sent you a private message via lj, and i’d be EXTREMELY interested. thank you so much, oh my god.

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THE FANDOM ENQUIRER

By Audrey Masterson on May 10, 2014

Bad news for all the Captain America fans who planned to get a moment with their favorite superhero during the Avengers Meet and Greet next Saturday (May 17, 2014). It has been confirmed that, following the D.C. attacks that shocked the nation a few weeks ago, Captain America cancelled his appearance at the official Avengers event in May.

It will be also the first event since the tradition started, hot on the heels of the Battle of New York, that Cap will not attend. The spokesperson for the Avengers PR team cited urgent obligations of a personal nature and refused any further comment on the matter.

The rest of the line-up remains unchanged: Iron Man/Tony Stark, Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Bruce Banner/Hulk and Thor will all be in attendance. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow has already confirmed that she will not attend.

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rogersthat

because this is way too amusing not to share: turns out captain america stole his own uniform from the smithsonian. under the link, there’s a short interview with the guard who was on duty when the uniform was stolen from the exhibit.

the tl;dr version: the guard was sure he would lose his job, especially if it turned out he let some imposter nutjob steal the uniform to pretend he was captain america in the midst of all that chaos, but then cap came to explain and to apologize, and he made sure everything was okay and the guy wouldn’t get sacked. and he also got a photo out of this, and the opportunity to tell cap that his older brother fought in the 107th during the war and knew bucky barnes. cap apparently got a little choked up. can’t blame him.

unfortunately, the original uniform has been ruined during the d.c. attacks, but they will make a replica.

#in which jen is amused #steve rogers #captain america #stan the smithsonian guard

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thelambofcolumbia

so you know how i live in buttfuck, nowhere, how my family owns a diner and nothing ever happens here? well, my friends, that is no longer the case.

so get this, i’m at the diner today, it’s the middle of my shift, the ac is broken and the temperature slowly approaches SATAN’S ASSCRACK, bc summer doesn’t fuck around in these parts, so i’m mostly sweating and generally dying, when this guy comes in, and i shit you not, he looks like a fucking greek statue. and not gonna lie, my jaw might have dropped a little, because he was wearing just some jeans and a white tank top about two sizes too small, which, bless you, you beautiful soul, i really needed that today. but anyway, he sits down and looks around the place suspiciously, so i get my ass over there and hand him the menu, ask him what he wants. he orders a burger with fries, and a slice of cherry pie, and then, just as i’m about to get back to the kitchen, he asks me if we had any new regulars lately. weird, right? so i ask him why, what business is it of his, and he tells me he’s looking for someone and he heard that someone might’ve started coming here lately, and if i could just tell him, please. and i’m like, pal, i have no idea what your deal is, but i ain’t telling you squat, because what are you, the police? and he’s like, well, no, and please, don’t tell anyone, but i’m an avenger, does that count?

so i’m like, lol, sure you are, peaches, but i knew he looked sorta familiar from the moment he walked in, so i take a closer look (i wasn’t really looking at the face, okay, SHUT UP) and, well, FUCK ME SIDEWAYS, IT’S CAPTAIN FUCKING AMERICA IN ALL HIS MUSCLED GLORY.

so i’m like, welp, okay. ITS CAPTAIN AMERICA, OKAY. the guy who was single-handedly responsible for my sexual awakening in the tenth grade /tmi

and there was this guy who was coming to the diner for a while, some vet, looked like, not very talkative and pretty fucked up from the look of it (i know about that, okay, my brother did three tours in afghanistan), but he hasn’t been in for more than a week so i thought he might’ve already left town. so i told him that, and he asked me sth about a hand, but i had no idea bc the guy was always wearing long sleeves and gloves even when it was, like, 100 degrees outside, so i told him that, too, and it made him really happy for some reason, idk. anyway, i asked him for a pic and he said yes, and he was just the sweetest guy ever, and i hope he finds that guy he was looking for, but. GUYS. CAPTAIN. FUCKING. AMERICA. IN. MY. DINER. I CAN’T FUCKING BELIEVE THIS.

#S C R E A M I N G #OH MY GOD #captain america #steve rogers #WELL FUCK ME

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
Captain America has been subpoenaed by the Senate Committee to account for the D.C. attacks bit.ly/1dNVPAW #CapHearing

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson What are they even looking for at this point? The investigation has been already concluded.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@mayareid My guess? It’s about the shooter. Cap fought him on the helicarrier, and they’re getting desperate, still have no idea who he is.

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson You’re probably right, but if he had any information, he would’ve come forward a long time ago.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson Maybe they’re trying to prove, well, something, I don’t know. It’s been really weird after the attacks.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson But I think they’re very uncomfortable with the amount of influence Cap/the Avengers have over the public.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson It’s like they’re cultivating this really weird atmosphere of completely unfounded paranoia.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson And it’s working, at least on Capitol Hill. Some of the press is getting affected, too.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@m_mbatha @mayareid True. And Cap has been very quiet for months now, that doesn’t help either.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@m_mbatha @mayareid Even if it’s because he’s been dealing with some personal matters and the move to NY.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@thelynnanderson @mayareid True. We’ll see, I guess.

vee (thegreendot) wrote in cap_news

CAP WILL BE COMING BACK TO D.C. FOR THE COMMITTEE HEARING

It’s been confirmed that Cap will be coming back to D.C. next week to attend the hearing in front of the Senate Committee and answer questions regarding the D.C. attacks.

Frankly, I’m sort of surprised that it’s taken them this long to subpoena him, it’s been MONTHS since the attacks. But whatever. The hearing will be public, and C-SPAN will be showing it live, mostly because they know what’s good for their ratings, I suppose. Ruth already promised she’d stream it for the people who can’t watch it on tv or on the C-SPAN website for some reason, so we can have a watch post.

[source]

tags: event: dc attacks, events: dc hearing, person: steve rogers
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Reply from always_angry
This has the potential to be a total clusterfuck. Depending on the attitude of the committee members, I guess, but given their track record, well… Cap is not Stark or Widow, but if they think he’s some wilting flower who can be intimidated into taking part in this dog and pony show without any resistance, well, they’re in for a huge surprise. It’s like they don’t watch the news at all. Or don’t read history books. Cap is not big on rules and regulations if they interfere with what he thinks is the right thing to do, they should know that by now. So yeah. I’m fully prepared they’re gonna get their asses handed to them on a silver platter. Shield. Whatever.

Reply from fisherkings
You’re right, but I also saw some tweets some time ago that said it looked like they were setting him up to fail, and I agree there’s something strange going on. Obviously, they’re going to ask about the shooter, since Cap was the only one who fought him up-close, but at the same time it’s like they’re waiting for him to trip up somewhere so that they have solid proof that, I don’t know, people like Cap are dangerous? That Cap is dangerous and not to be trusted? That they should be put in jail? They tried that during the Widow hearing and look how it turned out, but I don’t think they’re above trying again, aiming where it really hurts. We all know the D.C. attacks have really affected Cap and there’s been something going on behind the scenes that the public don’t know about, and they’re not above using this knowledge, I’m just wondering how much do they really know. And I guess it’s all going to depend on what Cap can tell them that they still don’t know and how much of that do they really want to hear.

Reply from carrterrs
Frankly, I just want this whole thing to be over. It’s exhausting for everyone.

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Unofficial Avengers Daily @unofficialavengers
#CaptainAmerica arrives with #BlackWidow in D.C. for the committee hearing. Check it out on our #Instagram: bit.ly/1ooZM2o

Connie @fighttheland
DROP WHATEVER THE FUCK YOU’RE DOING AND TURN ON C-SPAN RIGHT FUCKING NOW. stream here, for those who need it: bit.ly/1x0mrmv #CapHearing

what ails you (fisherkings) wrote in cap_news

D.C. HEARING WATCH POST

As promised, here is the link to the stream. If there are any problems, please, let me know, and I’ll fix them immediately.

As always with watch posts in this community, anon comments are turned off, it’s strictly logged in users only.

tags: event: dc attacks, events: dc hearing, person: steve rogers
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Reply from always_angry
Here goes nothing.

Reply from fisherkings
Is everything okay with the stream? It should start in about five minutes, so if something’s not working, I still have time to fix it.

Reply from lizzie_dewitt
everything okay on my end.

Reply from theargonian
yup, everything’s fine.

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Reply from fisherkings
If someone had any doubts as to whether this was something else rather than a complete and utter farce, I guess they got their answer. You can tell they’d love nothing more than to put all the Avengers under lock and key, or at least those who used to work for S.H.I.E.L.D., because I strongly doubt Tony Stark or Thor, or, well Hulk would take kindly to this suggestion.

Reply from watchtheskies
omg, this is fucking ridiculous.

Reply from capsicle84
lol, the looks on their faces are fucking precious. what did they expect, that cap’d just roll over like the good puppy he is and let them walk all over him? lol

Reply from carrterrs
So I’m at work and I can’t watch the stream, what’s happening?

Reply from fighttheland
they’re asking him dumb questions and he looks pissed, but, like, in a polite way. for now. they asked him if he’s sure he followed the proper protocol and containment procedures as delineated by SHIELD. for real. SHIELD. which, y’know, WAS INFILTRATED BY HYDRA AT THE TIME. what a bunch of fucking morons, oh my god.

Reply from farrah_s
Jesus, my piece of shit internet keeps freezing the stream, it’s driving me nuts, THIS IS THE WORST TIME TO BE DOING THIS, YOU PIECE OF CRAP.

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Reply from always_angry
Oho, here we go.

Reply from blueskies
Well, that took them, like, no time at all.

Reply from fighttheland
for those who can’t watch the stream: they’re asking him about the shooter.

Reply from fighttheland
WHAT. WHAT. WHAT THE FUCK.

Reply from watchtheskies
jesus christ what the actual fuck

Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god, is he saying what I think he’s saying?

Reply from captainbromance
WHAT

Reply from jokersmom
WHAT THE FCK

Reply from carrterrs
What? What’s going on?

Reply from farrah_s
Guys, the stream froze again, what’s happening?

Reply from thegreendot
Holy fuck. Holy fuck. This isn’t happening, is it. Holy fuck.

Reply from carrterrs
WHAT. WHAT’S GOING ON.

Reply from fisherkings
He’s saying the D.C. shooter is someone called the Winter Soldier. He’s also saying the Winter Soldier is Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes. Jesus Christ.

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Reply from captainbromance
has he lost it?

Reply from lyanna-stark
But it’s impossible. Barnes is dead, he died back in 1945. Cap literally saw him die. What the hell is going on there.

Reply from raypersonjr
IS THIS A JOKE? WHAT THE FUCK?

Reply from carrterrs
Does he have an explanation for this? Are they not asking him about this?

Reply from thegreendot
It’s so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Just. Stunned silence. This is unreal.

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Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god. Megan, to answer your question—yes, he does have an explanation. I kind of wish he didn’t, though. It’s— I have no words to describe this. Jesus Christ.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god. Oh my god, this is horrifying.

Reply from thegreendot
I feel sick.

Reply from watchtheskies
i’m crying, oh god. i can’t even listen to this, i think i need to go away for a moment.

Reply from carrterrs
Can you tell me what he’s saying?

Reply from quodscripsi
this just keeps getting worse with every sentence. how is this getting worse. HOW.

Reply from always_angry
I’m just sort of watching this in stunned silence, so the short version is: apparently Barnes, after he fell from the train, was found by H.Y.D.R.A. operatives, pumped full of the knock-off Erskine serum, brainwashed and made into an assassin. They also amputated his arm and gave him a metal one. He’s been with H.Y.D.R.A. ever since, and they forced him to kill for them, mostly high-profile targets. He was, essentially, their weapon.

He was like a fucking THING to them. This makes me so fucking furious, you have no idea.

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Reply from thegreendot
He’s been a POW for the last 70 years. Jesus Christ. This means he’s been essentially tortured for close to a century. I feel physically sick. Christ.

Reply from carrterrs
How has he not aged, though? Because in those photos he didn’t look old at all.

Reply from always_angry
Wait a sec, they just asked him about this.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh god. Apparently they kept him frozen between the missions. In cryogenic suspension. Can you imagine how horrifyingly imperfect that sort of technology must have been back in the 40s./50s.? Can you imagine the amount of physical and mental damage that would come with this?

I’m literally speechless. There are no words to convey the amount of horror and disgust I’m feeling right now.

Reply from barnes-and-rogers
wait so he was frozen like cap?

Reply from jmason
no, bc cap was frozen that entire time, and bucky was frozen and unfrozen over and over again, and do you have any idea how much that must damage soft tissues, and brain in particular? it’s a miracle he’s still alive and functional.

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Reply from lyanna-stark
The serum must’ve helped, too. I think it’s been mentioned in Cap’s files that the serum was supposed to significantly slow down the aging process, on top of everything else.

Reply from carrterrs
I found a site that’s doing live coverage and now I’m reading back the whole thing.

Reply from fisherkings
And they wiped his memories after each mission, because they were worried their brainwashing wouldn’t stick. Because he was fighting it that entire time. God.

Reply from carrterrs
Jesus. I’m crying at work. I don’t even give a fuck anymore.

Reply from fighttheland
fuck, how is he keeping it together? how is he not crying? HOW? this is horrific.

Reply from lachance
i can’t even imagine how painful this must be for him. he looks like hell.

Reply from towardsthesun
roommate came in a moment ago and asked me why i was shaking. i didn’t even know i was doing that. i think i need to step away for a moment.

Reply from starksandstripes
CAN WE TAKE A MOMENT TO THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT CAP GOT BEATEN WITHIN AN INCH OF HIS LIFE BY HIS BRAINWASHED BEST FRIEND? AND THAT THAT’S POSSIBLY WHY? BECAUSE HE DIDN’T WANT TO KILL BUCKY AND THAT’S WHY HE DIDN’T TRY TO DEFEND HIMSELF?

because i’m thinking about this right now and i feel like crying.

Reply from lizzie_dewitt
holy fuck.

Reply from fisherkings
Oh my god. I didn’t even want to think about that, but you’re right. This just keeps getting worse, and I didn’t think it was even possible at this point.

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Reply from fighttheland
WHOA. HOLY FUCK.

Reply from raypersonjr
HE DID WHAT

Reply from blueskies
Jesus, that’s just fucking tragic. I didn’t know this could get any more tragic.

Reply from farrah_s
THE FUCKING STREAM FROZE AGAIN. What happened?

Reply from quodscripsi
cap says it was bucky who pulled him out of the potomac when he went down with the third helicarrier, so he basically saved his life. while still essentially brainwashed.

Reply from farrah_s
HOLY FUCK.

Reply from fisherkings
Can you even imagine what it takes to break through 70 years worth of brainwashing and regular memory wipes to do something like this?

Reply from carrterrs
I can’t decide if that’s amazing or heartbreaking. Possibly both.

Reply from lyanna-stark
Dear god. This is so sad.

Christ.

Can you imagine? Going through something like this?

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Reply from fighttheland
OH FUCK.

Reply from blueskies
WHOA.

Reply from starksandstripes
are you fucking shitting me?

Reply from carrterrs
Did he just? Oh my god.

Reply from farrah_s
what? what happened? my internet keeps disconnecting me now, so i’m writing from my phone, fuck my life.

Reply from fisherkings
They asked if Cap knew anything about Barnes’ whereabouts, and he said he’s been with him for the last three months, recovering under his protection.

Reply from thegreendot
Yeah, and the “under my protection” part sounded a lot like “if you want him, you’re gonna have to go through me, and I wish you luck with that.”

Reply from always_angry
At least we know he’s safe. God knows he needs that right now. This entire thing is too horrific for me to comprehend. How do you come back from something like this?

Reply from carrterrs
It just hurts to look at him right now, though. Cap, I mean. He looks so exhausted, so done with everything. I know we all hope Barnes is getting all the help he needs, but I hope Cap remembers to take care of himself, too.

Reply from lyanna-stark
Doubtful. I hope he has someone to remind him, though.

Reply from lizzie_dewitt
so do we think that’s why he moved back to ny?

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Reply from lizzie_dewitt
wow, they’re so pissed, oh my god.

Reply from blueskies
Whoa, did Cap just GET UP AND LEAVE?

Reply from jokersmom
MIC DROP

CAPTAIN OUT, BITCHES

Reply from fisherkings
Good for him, he said what he came here to say, and there’s literally nowhere to go from here. And I can’t imagine he appreciates the not very subtle innuendos they kept dropping.

It’s already all over the news and all over the internet, too. Well, what’s left of it at the moment, because Twitter keeps dying on me, tumblr is mostly dead, facebook keeps crashing, reddit is a mess (more so than usual), it’s a miracle lj is still standing.

Reply from thegreendot
Holy fuck, I can’t believe all of that actually happened. Holy fuck.

For more news, go to The Daily Bugle Online or follow @thedailybugle

Read more over at D.C. News Online.

For more information, visit The Daily Courier.

Maya Reid @mayareid
That is preposterous: bit.ly/UqQ9o0 #JamesBarnesIsAVictim

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@mayareid Is this for real? I thought that was only the Daily Courier, which is about two steps up from the Bugle level of incompetence.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson It’s disgusting. The man should be getting more medals than he can pin to his uniform, not treason charges.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@m_mbatha @mayareid Can you imagine the uproar over this? They’re not going to do this, there’s no way they’d get away with it.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@m_mbatha @mayareid And the people who are calling for his head aren’t known for their political savvy, to put it mildly.

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson @m_mbatha It’s political suicide, but the very fact that those voices were given any sort of consideration is abhorrent.

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson @m_mbatha He’s a decorated war hero and he’s been a POW for the last 70 years. And tortured for just as long.

Maya Reid @mayareid
@thelynnanderson @m_mbatha That’s what people should focus on. Not something he literally had no control over.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@mayareid @thelynnanderson Jesus Christ. You’d think people would get that. But no. #JamesBarnesIsAVictim

what ails you (fisherkings) wrote in spot_your_cap

REGARDING BUCKY BARNES: RULE REFRESHER

I think it goes without saying in this comm, but even so, just in case:

Please, please, be respectful. I get that you probably have about a million questions that you’d like to ask both of them (I think we all do), but please, please, show them the respect they both deserve.

Please, remember that this is a man who has suffered enormous trauma and who was a POW for the last 70 years, that he was brainwashed and tortured, and that now he’s recovering, which is a long, difficult process.

So if you see him—either alone or with Cap—somewhere in the street/Starbucks/whatever, please, do not approach him. I cannot stress this enough. Please, be respectful and don’t invade his personal space. We know Cap is okay with the attention and people approaching him when he’s out in the public, and he’s always been incredibly gracious about this, but do not assume that Bucky Barnes is okay with the attention, too, even when they’re out together.

Please, don’t snap pictures from across the street, don’t pester them for autographs, and, for the love of god, do not ask them about the Lynn Anderson book/their relationship/if they’re fucking/if they were fucking before and/or during the war. Please, respect their privacy. This is none of our business. They don’t have to confirm or deny anything. They don’t owe you shit.

He’s been through enough. He’ll be getting enough of that shit from the paps. Don’t make this more difficult on him. And, whatever you do, don’t be an asshole.

So, to sum up: any and all entries containing paparazzi-style photos or anything that might indicate those rules have been violated will be deleted and the OP will be banned from the community.

This has been a PSA from your friendly neighborhood mod. Carry on.

tags: !mod post, bucky barnes, steve rogers
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Reply from thegreendot
I swear to god, if I find out ANYTHING like that has happened, I will burn this fucking fandom to the ground.

Reply from fisherkings
This corner of the fandom is relatively sane and sensible, so I don’t think we have anything to worry about here, but in the broader context—yeah. And I’ll strike the first match. I don’t think people understand how protective I am when it comes to this man.

Reply from fighttheland
ditto.

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corvoattanos reblogged unbowed-unbent-unbroken

I know it’s probably tacky to say it at a time like this, but you KNOW someone is getting an Oscar for that biopic.

#bucky barnes #seems legit

atreidess

peeps, the howlers pilot leaked. FOUR MONTHS EARLY. here’s the link: bit.ly/1nxXhu6.

NOW DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO DOWNLOAD IT RIGHT NOW.

it’s SO GOOD. SO. DAMN. GOOD. it’s everything i’ve ever wanted and more. all actors are amazing and i might be a little bit in love with morita, ngl. and i really love that they have next to no music in the pilot—i think the guy who directed this did sth similar in generation kill? and it works like whoa. and did i mention francois arnaud as bucky barnes? because whoever cast him is a motherfucking GENIUS. this boy was born to play bucky barnes, HE’S SO FUCKING GOOD, SO FUCKING GOOD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA, OH MY GOD. and he has absolutely amazing chemistry with ryan mcpartlin, that shit is through the roof, i kid you not. i can hear the slash fandom slowly waking from their slumber and rearing their collective head.

but can we talk about how awesome gabe jones is, too? because HE’S SO AWESOME. AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH FALSWORTH IS EVERYTHING TO ME RIGHT NOW. AND DID I MENTION MORITA? AND DUM DUM? AND DERNIER? AND PEGGY? PEGGY IS TOO GOOD FOR THIS WORLD, OKAY.

I LOVE EVERYONE IN THIS BAR.

#tv: the howlers #ch: peggy carter #ch: steve rogers #ch: bucky barnes #ch: james falsworth #ch: gabe jones #ch: jim morita #ch: dum dum dugan #ch: jacques dernier

nannieslagg

omg, i saw cap with bucky earlier today when i did my morning coffee run. i didn’t get a pic or anything bc that would be creepy and invasive but they were waiting in line in front of me and then had to wait for their sandwiches or sth, so i could get a good look.

it’s good to know he’s getting better.

#steve rogers #bucky barnes

THE FANDOM ENQUIRER

By Zoe Baker on April 9, 2015

There always comes a time when we think how amazing it would be to meet and hang out with a person we’ve admired for years but who has always been completely out of our reach. There is, of course, Comic Con and other fandom events, but what if you wanted to just sit down and talk for a while instead of being told to get a move on because there’s a line behind you longer than the Mississippi? Well, for one lucky person, that dream is about to come true.

Thanks to Pepper Potts and the upcoming fundraiser-slash-charity auction for her Potts Foundation (backed and co-founded by none other than Tony Stark), one lucky person will win a brunch with Captain America. One on one. At the Avengers Tower. And it wouldn’t be anything out of the ordinary and nothing to write home about—after all, such fundraisers/auctions have a long-standing tradition—if it weren’t for the fact that all those bigwigs attending the gala will not be bidding for themselves. Not this time.

Since all proceeds from the fundraiser are going to organizations which help army veterans get back on their feet, one of such veterans listed by the Potts Foundation (which has provided numerous vets with free access to the best medical and psychiatric care available as well as state-of-the-art prostheses for those who need them) will be chosen at random to attend the private event at the Avengers Tower at a later date.

Other auctioned “items” include a self-defense lesson with Natasha Romanoff, archery practice with Clint Barton and Kate Bishop, and a day in a lab with Tony Stark, and they will all be donated by the happy winners to the beneficiaries of the Youth Program at the Potts Foundation.

In short: if that is not awesome, I don’t know what is.

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Lana Rodriguez (lana_rodriguez) wrote in spot_your_cap

MEETING CAPTAIN AMERICA

I know you guys don’t know me, because I’m completely new to LiveJournal and I made an account just because of this, but I was told about this community and thought that you might be interested in my experience. You can read about it on my blog.

(Sorry, I don’t really know how to tag this, I hope this is okay.)

tags: bucky barnes, steve rogers
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Reply from thegreendot
Thank you! Oh my god, that’s amazing, thank you so much for sharing.

Reply from fisherkings
I was wondering if this would end up here. I already read your blog entry, but thank you for coming here to share your experience!

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STATESIDE SHACK

Lana Rodriguez wrote in Stateside Shack on May 15, 2015

If you follow this blog, you know I’ve been one of the beneficiaries of the Potts Foundation since I came home, having done two tours in Afghanistan and one in Iraq, after I lost a leg in an IED explosion. If you’ve come here because you’re curious about Captain America, well, now you know that too.

The other thing that you might not know, especially if you’re new to this blog, is that the Potts Foundation has also provided me with an advanced prosthesis manufactured by Stark Industries which made my life so much easier and allowed me to return to normal functioning. They paid for my physical therapy and for the shrink that came with it. It’s thanks to the people who run the foundation that I could settle into my civilian life with relative peace of mind and no crippling (ha) debt.

So you can imagine my surprise when I found out that was not the end of it. I’ll spare you the boring details of the logistics of the entire thing, needless to say, after some nice rich people bid on it during the Potts Foundation fundraiser, I was invited to a brunch with Cpt. Steve Rogers, whom some of you might know also as Captain America. See, the thing about something like that is that you don’t really believe it, because it’s such a surreal thing—the man you read about in your history books wants to have brunch with you. Brunch. They didn’t even have brunches back in his day.

(But you know me, I can live on MREs when need be, but once I’m back stateside, I turn into a hobbit, breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, all that jazz, so I was far from complaining. But okay, I’m digressing.)

First of all, I thought it would be somewhere in the Tower that is accessible to the general public, God knows there are enough different restaurants on the ground level that feed all those people who work in the Tower, but I was led to a private-access elevator and taken to the apartments on the top floors of the Tower. Which, wow. The view is amazing. And the living space is amazing, too. I was given the tour of the Captain America floor (the access to the rest of them was restricted, understandably) and it was so, so gorgeous. My sister—she’s an interior designer—would probably have an orgasm just looking at it.

The conversation I had with Steve Rogers was private and it will remain private, for various reasons, but I can tell you this: what you read about him in history books and on the internet doesn’t do him justice. I was prepared for someone who would be politely interested, obviously, but, you know, it’s not like we’ve been best buddies for years or anything. But Steve Rogers is genuinely one of the kindest, most amazing people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. He’s also really snarky when he wants to be. I never really wanted to go to Comic Con and meet favorite actors or anything, I always preferred to admire from afar, so I didn’t really know how this would go, but talking to him was an amazing experience, because he might come from another time, but he’s seen war, he lost people, lost friends, and he gets it, he gets it so much. And that’s everything I could’ve asked for. There might have been some tears, okay, I’m not going to lie.

Also, this last part, I want to clarify, is here only because I asked permission to include it and got it. A lot of you are probably dying to ask this question, for obvious reasons, so I’m going to go ahead and say: yes, Sgt. Barnes was there. He didn’t eat with us, but he was there and I did get the opportunity to speak with him for a moment. Once again, the details of this conversation will remain private, but I can tell you that he’s doing much, much better now. Maybe he didn’t say that, not outright, but it was clear to see. He was obviously a little wary of me, especially in the beginning, but it’s clear he’s otherwise very comfortable around Cpt. Rogers. And it was nice to see that you can come back from something like this, maybe not whole, but at least not completely shattered, you know. Reassuring. I know how hard it was for me to adjust after I came back, so I can’t even begin to imagine how hard that must’ve been for him, after all he’s been through.

So that’s it, I guess. It was great, one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. (I got so nervous and rambly at some point, though, that I almost invited them both to my wedding. My girlfriend would freak out so much.)

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What’s Eating #CaptainAmerica? Check it out on our #Instagram: bit.ly/1k00hjt

Connie @fighttheland
holy fuck, did that just happen? did i just witness captain america come out on national television?

what ails you @fisherkings
@fighttheland WHAT.

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings turn on CNN. dude, this is unreal. there’s just stunned silence in the studio. holy fuck.

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @fighttheland OH MY GOD.

what ails you @fisherkings
@fighttheland I’m on my phone, what happened?

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings they invited him to comment on the new vet policy that’s being discussed in the congress and the VA clusterfuck.

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings and bc today is the anniversary of the marriage equality act being passed they asked him about his thoughts on the matter.

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings i honestly don’t think they expected him to say it’s nice that he—they—could get married now if they wanted.

Connie @fighttheland
@fisherkings they meaning him and bucky barnes. you could see the blood drain from the anchors’ faces.

Vee @thegreendot
@fisherkings @fighttheland Their expressions were amazing. Holy shit. They were literally rendered speechless.

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
Have you seen this? Is this for real? @fisherkings @fighttheland @thegreendot

Vee @thegreendot
@carrterrs It’s 100% for real. I know. I’m literally pinching myself.

feelin’ blue @blueskies
HOLY FUCK. HOLY FUCK.

always angry @pixelofgreen
@blueskies DUDE. I KNOW.

Vee @thegreendot
@blueskies Yup.

what ails you @fisherkings
@pixelofgreen I’m missing all of this, I can’t believe my shitty luck.

always angry @pixelofgreen
@fisherkings this will be all over youtube in no time. it’s already trending worldwide. and some people are already frothing at the mouth.

stressed and repressed @carrterrs
@pixelofgreen I expected nothing else. The homophobes are coming out of the woodwork.

Connie @fighttheland
@carrterrs @pixelofgreen of course. of fucking course. jfc.

what ails you @fisherkings
@pixelofgreen I’m hardly surprised. Also, now that we know this? The whole D.C. showdown? 10 000x more tragic.

feelin’ blue @blueskies
@fisherkings you had to, didn’t you. you just had to make it worse. fuck everything, i’m gonna go hug my asshole cat.

what ails you @fisherkings
@blueskies Misery loves company, etc. But really, I’m SO HAPPY for them. So happy. Fuck the haters.

For more news, go to The Daily Bugle Online or follow @thedailybugle

Read more over at D.C. News Online.

For more information, visit The Daily Courier.

vee (thegreendot) wrote in cap_news

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMES OUT ON NATIONAL TELEVISION

As you probably already know, Steve Rogers came out earlier today on national television and confirmed he’s in a relationship with Sgt. James Barnes.

As you probably ALSO know, a bunch of radical conservatives demand that he be stripped of his rank and his title of Captain America.

Presented with no comment.

[source 1] [source 2]

tags: person: bucky barnes, person: steve rogers
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Reply from fighttheland
PAGING LJ USER howlingcommando15 BECAUSE HE HAS SOME SHIT TO EAT. oh my god, this is precious. oh my god, i’m dying.

Reply from thegreendot
FIFTY-SEVEN ACADEMICS JUST PUNCHED THE AIR.

Reply from fisherkings
I see what you did there and I approve.

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Reply from carrterrs
It must be good to be Lynn Anderson right now. I bet Miller and Everett are having a collective aneurysm as we speak.

Reply from raypersonjr
LOL

yes, probably.

Reply from lyanna-stark
Holy shit. I didn’t expect to see that when I woke up this morning.

Reply from hoipolloi
UGH. Really? Was that really necessary?

Reply from farrah_s
Congrats. They deserve to be happy, after all they’ve been through.

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Reply from howlingcommando15
That is disgraceful and I’m deeply disappointed in a man I thought was worthy of being a role model to young people of all generations in America. He knew that the lifestyle he chose for himself was immoral and illegal, and he purposely LIED to the American public for years, deceived us and made us think he was someone different than he was in reality. How can he represent the people of America when he stands for something that most of the society (minus the “feminists” and the “SJWs”) disagrees with? How are we supposed to trust him now?

The people who want to strip him of his rank and title are just anticipating something that’s inevitable in any case, because the people of America won’t want Captain America to be a homosexual. I know you probably don’t want to hear it, because almost everyone here has been indoctrinated and brainwashed and you all just start screaming as soon as someone says they don’t agree with all that political correctness crap, but that’s just the way it is. We don’t want Captain America, the hero who’s supposed to represent the majority of Americans, to be someone we can’t identify with at all because of the lifestyle he chooses. So you can scream all you want, but I’m telling you right now that Captain America cannot be a homosexual, because that’s not who people in America are.

Reply from fisherkings
I don’t even know where to start with this comment, so I’m just going to back away slowly.

Reply from thegreendot
Wow. Just. Wow. No words.

Reply from carrterrs
Oh my god, are you still here?

Reply from always_angry
Don’t worry, howlingcommando15, reddit and 4chan will welcome you with open arms.

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Maya Reid @mayareid
Congratulations to #CaptainAmerica and #BuckyBarnes. And also to @thelynnanderson for being right.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@mayareid Hah, thank you. I never thought I’d live to see the confirmation of my theories. Certainly not in such a spectacular manner.

Michelle Mbatha @m_mbatha
@thelynnanderson I guess certain someones owe you an apology. You should sue for, you know, LIBELOUS ACCUSATIONS.

Lynn E. Anderson @thelynnanderson
@m_mbatha I’m perfectly content with the cosmic ironic laughter of history ringing in their ears. I’m generous like this.

Steve Rogers @steverogers
Thank you. It only took us a century. #SteveRogers #BuckyBarnes

[six months later]

Read more over at The Fandom Enquirer.

the wicked witch @morganlefayy
look at them. look. at. them. bit.ly/1rFwT2Y bit.ly/Uz0I8g bit.ly/1jZWmmR #instagram

ohcaptainmycaptain

I’M STILL SHAKING AND CRYING OH MY GOD IT WAS SO AMAZING.

i got to see both of them and i could barely get a word out, i was so overwhelmed but they were so sweet and oh my god i’m still a total mess over this but THIS WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY ENTIRE LIFE. AND BUCKY LOVED THE CUSTOM BUCKY BEAR I MADE FOR HIM OH MY GOD

#S C R E A M I N G #OH MY FUCKING GOD I CANT BELIEVE THAT HAPPENED

Steve Rogers @steverogers
After the Stark Expo: bit.ly/1xdpFTz #Instagram #BuckyBarnes