#so yeah i'm p sure this is the first jewish character in a marvel movie that isn't a villain. hi magneto my beloved

[serialreblogger]

once again marvel demonstrates its dedication to uncritical nationalism over, whatever, human rights, i guess

technically, this isn't a new superhero - "sabra" as a character was invented two years prior to the sabra and shatila massacre, and ostensibly her name refers only to the slang term describing Israeli-born Jews. she is, and always has been, however, a nationalist and a cop who's been directly responsible for the deaths of Arab children, so. maybe a participant in genocide written by white American gentiles is not the best choice for the first explicit representation of a Jewish hero in the MCU, idk, just a thought

anyway if y'all want to read more about this most interesting decision here's a pretty good article unpacking it:

marvel has a new superhero who is israeli & named after the sabra massacre of palestinian and lebanese muslims & she’s in a movie called captain america: new world order. are you fucking joking