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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

Marvel star says ‘honorable’ Captain America is not so American any more. Conservatives threaten boycott

Conservative pundits found themselves in an online clash Tuesday with an unlikely demographic – Marvel fans – after calling for a boycott of the upcoming blockbuster Captain America: Brave New World.

The bust-up began following comments made by the movie’s star, Anthony Mackie, during a recent promotion for the film, in which he described the eponymous protagonist as a man with “honor, dignity and integrity,” and that such qualities did not currently represent America.

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