Captain America star Anthony Mackie has come under fire after making a controversial comment about his character.<\/p>\n\t\t
During an onstage interview in Rome, while promoting his upcoming film, Captain America: Brave New World<\/em>, Mackie stated that Captain America \u201crepresents a lot of different things,\u201d but added, \u201cThe term \u2018America\u2019 isn\u2019t one of them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The comment, meant to highlight the character’s universal appeal, quickly sparked backlash online. Fans and critics alike took to social media to express their opinions, with some accusing Mackie of undermining the character’s patriotic roots.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don\u2019t think the term \u2018America\u2019 should be one of those representations,\u201d Mackie said during the interview. Realizing the potential fallout of his words, the actor quickly tried to clarify, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s about a man who keeps his word, who has honor, dignity, and integrity. Someone who is trustworthy and dependable.\u201d<\/p>\n But the damage was already done. Within hours, Mackie\u2019s statement went viral, with critics accusing him of stripping the character of its patriotic essence.<\/p>\n\t\t As the criticism mounted, Mackie took to Instagram on Tuesday to address the controversy and clarify his remarks. In a post on his Instagram Story, the actor wrote:<\/p>\n Let me be clear about this, I\u2019m a proud American, and taking on the shield of a hero like [Captain America] is the honor of a lifetime. I have the utmost respect for those who serve and have served our country. [Captain America] has universal characteristics that people all over the world can relate to.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Captain America: Brave New World<\/em>, set to release on February 14, marks the first film in the franchise since Mackie\u2019s Sam Wilson officially took up the mantle.<\/p>\n Visit the Lens\u00a0celebrity portal<\/a>\u00a0to find out more about your favorite\u00a0stars<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Captain America star Anthony Mackie has come under fire after making a controversial comment about his character. During an onstage interview in Rome, while promoting his upcoming film, Captain America: Brave New World, Mackie stated that Captain America \u201crepresents a lot of different things,\u201d but added, \u201cThe term \u2018America\u2019 isn\u2019t one of them.\u201d The comment, meant to highlight the character’s […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":436073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2506,2576,2368,2540,2515,1291],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-436071","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-actors","8":"category-celebrity-news","9":"category-hollywood","10":"category-international","11":"category-movie-film","12":"category-social-media"},"wps_subtitle":"Captain America: Brave New World, set to release on February 14.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anthony-mackie-captain-america-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anthony-mackie-captain-america.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/anthony-mackie-captain-america.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Actors","Celebrity News","Hollywood","International","Movie\/Film","Social Media"],"title_text":"Anthony Mackie Faces Backlash Over Viral Comment About Captain America","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2506,2576,2368,2540,2515,1291&exclude=436071","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436071"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=436071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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