Steve Rogers, PR disaster is amazing.
Context from the intro:
““Wait,” says Sam, “you had a publicist?”
“For my first five months at S.H.I.E.L.D,” says Steve. “Then she quit. Uh, decisively.””
The rubber meets the road:
“The problem was his mouth.
First there was that brief period of time before the rabble-rousing got off the ground, where his main hobby seemed to be pissing off important people. Eva learned to dread the approach of elderly senators and statesmen, the way they shook Steve’s hand and leaned into his space to mutter, conspiratorially, “The country’s not like it used to be, is it?” It was like the ticking of a bomb that only Eva could hear.
“You’re right,” said Steve, the third time it happened, “nobody dies of the flu and I can’t get arrested for marrying a black person.””
I love Captain America, and this is right on the money. (I can even picture Chris Evans speaking these lines!)
Nice! My favorite quote:
“Funny how it’s not class warfare to kick the poor around, only to point out that it’s happening—”
Right? So much about this is painfully on point.