tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post7712239336246459840..comments2023-08-06T07:02:49.496-04:00Comments on Little Steps Home: And Then I Decided to Have This ConversationAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-58728854663079650902012-12-06T11:10:24.947-05:002012-12-06T11:10:24.947-05:00It's a logical assumption to make. We think of...It's a logical assumption to make. We think of America as a primarily, sometimes overwhelmingly Christian nation whether we intend to or not. If Captain America is supposed to represent the best of American ideals, personified, then the jump from Captain America to Christian isn't much of a jump at all. But it's not necessarily *true*. :)<br /><br />In the comics, like I said, Cap is definitely a Christian. We have more wiggle room in MCU though. PS: He's also not so squeaky and wholesome as you might think in the comics. He's portrayed as a real human being which means that he's wrong and has flaws. So. Still, he's not my personal *favorite* character.<br /><br />*turns off the lights*<br /><br />BATMAN!<br /><br />*thunder strikes, lightning flashes*<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Yeah, the whole thing with Joss confused me too. *shrug* Maybe it was because it was such a strong montheistic statement? IDK.<br /><br />But seriously, I have this whole story semi-mapped out in my head for Steve and his conversion! And then jump forward to the future, after he's thawed and the whole world has changed, the public understanding of his faith has changed and *everyone* assumes that Captain America is Christian, of *course* and the conflicts that arise from him not being Christian and refusing to let people assume that he is for the sake of PR. And the team's reactions and...<br /><br />One day, I swear, I will write this fic.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-68188331911535670492012-12-06T11:00:45.892-05:002012-12-06T11:00:45.892-05:00I told you, I'm putting a disclaimer on the bl...I told you, I'm putting a disclaimer on the blog. 'All Heather's fault.' :DAmberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-22910163017471550262012-12-05T23:34:22.636-05:002012-12-05T23:34:22.636-05:00I like it! I'll admit I just assumed he was Ch...I like it! I'll admit I just assumed he was Christian because, you know, AMERICA! Having never actually <b>read</b> a Captain America comic, I just sort of associated him with the stereotypical idea of a baseball-playing, apple-pie-eating, Christian-church-going, all-American boy. And I found that annoying, so I more or less dismissed the character. But this is very interesting and totally fits, and now I'm going to just assume you're right when I watch the movie again. Which I will probably do <b>today</b> now that you reminded me of it. :D<br /><br />Item b makes me laugh because Joss includes gods in his work <b>all the time</b>. Why would people find it weirder for him to write a Christian character than a pagan character? Willow doesn't just <b>believe</b> in gods, she's <b>met</b> them...or at least, met one that I remember off the top of my head. But I don't think anyone reads that and assumes it means Joss also believes in Willow's snake goddess. Fiction! It's a wonderful thing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382787889525110718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-36838906116109469632012-12-05T15:36:38.499-05:002012-12-05T15:36:38.499-05:00I'm okay with taking the blame for this one, A...I'm okay with taking the blame for this one, Amber. LOL! :PHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017554278813071029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-76576918263773451432012-12-05T07:58:02.611-05:002012-12-05T07:58:02.611-05:00His creators were Jewish. :)
Comics-canon wise he...His creators were Jewish. :)<br /><br />Comics-canon wise he is definitively Christian, and the most likely scenario for MCU is that he is also going to be portrayed as a Christian if that ever comes up. I have no idea what the community was like back then, or now, or ever. I've never been to any part of New York! Still, it's technically *possible* and I think it would be an interesting story. And that's all I'm saying.<br /><br />Monotheist does not automatically equal Christian, as we know and as other people should realize.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-56607679364428559912012-12-05T07:51:43.246-05:002012-12-05T07:51:43.246-05:00*laughs* Very true. I'm not saying that he *is...*laughs* Very true. I'm not saying that he *is* a Muslim, just that he could be. He could also, as you say, be Jewish. But that wasn't my fic plan so it wasn't my argument. :)Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-45338539350523420992012-12-05T07:36:04.326-05:002012-12-05T07:36:04.326-05:00This is cute. Being monotheistic certainly fits t...This is cute. Being monotheistic certainly fits the character. But if he is from Brooklyn, and given the time period, he probably is Jewish. I have been to the Islamic area of Brooklyn you speak of and its still mostly African American. Maybe they were different back then but this community is not very welcoming and speak little english. He is more likely from the Brighton Beach Jewish area. Still, probably not Christian LOL.LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170091976914539273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5080372433953859587.post-73507097192935463192012-12-05T07:00:17.620-05:002012-12-05T07:00:17.620-05:00I'd vote for Jewish before Muslim. More of the...I'd vote for Jewish before Muslim. More of them in NYC so statistically speaking - Jewish.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.com