If Captain America was a mutant would things be different for mutants?

[BroHomo]

this part made me legit cackle

Dang....Praises from Caesar

[Micabe]

"Let's go throw a brick at the guy who could vaporize us by taking off his glasses!"

Sure... Why not

[Devaishwarya]

Because the US government has never tried to take something from a minority that was rightfully their's.

There was Isaiah Bradley and Sam Wilson was CA for a brief spell then gave up the mantle...for reasons.
So...

[Huntsman Spider]

There was Isaiah Bradley and Sam Wilson was CA for a brief spell then gave up the mantle...for reasons.
So...

Technically, Isaiah wasn't the "official" Captain America, even if he was originally intended to be the first surviving/successful recipient of the Super-Soldier Serum before Marvel got cold feet and had it explained that he was a survivor of attempts to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum after Erskine's death. As for Sam Wilson, it was the overarching theme of his run as Cap that racism was so strong and virulent in American society that the nation as a whole would never accept a black man as Captain America, even if that black man was endorsed by Steve Rogers himself. The last straw was Rage being locked up with actual supervillains, who then beat him into a coma for being a superhero, for fighting against police brutality, which shattered Sam's faith in himself and in America as a country he felt he could represent.

[Devaishwarya]

Exactatiously...for reasons.

[H-E-D]

If they were going to take away his Captain America identity, they would have done so in Civil War.

Steve wasn't a minority during Civil War.

[Huntsman Spider]

Steve wasn't a minority during Civil War.

No, but he was fighting against repressive tactics by the government aimed at an entire discrete population, i.e. superheroes, for the misdeeds and mistakes of a few of their number. Of course, one could argue he was a hypocrite in doing so, as he never expressed the same vehement, even violent, opposition to those same tactics when they were targeted exclusively at mutants, but he was still fighting for the freedom and rights of those being unduly targeted by the government.

[H-E-D]

No, but he was fighting against repressive tactics by the government aimed at an entire discrete population, i.e. superheroes, for the misdeeds and mistakes of a few of their number. Of course, one could argue he was a hypocrite in doing so, as he never expressed the same vehement, even violent, opposition to those same tactics when they were targeted exclusively at mutants, but he was still fighting for the freedom and rights of those being unduly targeted by the government.

I think we've seen enough recently to know that the identity of the protestor definitely does determine their treatment at the hands of authority, aside from their cause.

[Havok83]

No, not at all

[Huntsman Spider]

I think we've seen enough recently to know that the identity of the protestor definitely does determine their treatment at the hands of authority, aside from their cause.

Good point as well, though as we've also seen recently, authorities won't care that much about the identity of a protestor if they perceive said protestor to be threatening the order on which their position, power, and privilege depends. In relation to Captain America if he had chosen to take up the cause of mutants' rights, it's sadly very likely he would have been demonized and castigated by members of the public, the media, and the authorities as a traitor to humanity, much like he was during Civil War.

[LordAllMIghty]

Sure... Why not

The Might Brick has returned.

[whitecrown]

If Steve was a mutant, he and Jean would definitely have been a couple and the premier leaders of mutantkind.

[spirit2011]

Wanda just needs to get a makeover from Emma and Sinister, glam up a bit, drop some attitude, serve some sauce, and she'll get forgiven just like they did for their various misdeeds. Assaulting and / or killing other mutants is fine (although it helps if they are ugly and live in sewers), so long as you look stunning enough afterwards.

Only truth here. It's so simple to make people forget villains did a lot of wrong things.

[whitecrown]

Only truth here. It's so simple to make people forget villains did a lot of wrong things.

I can't believe we live in a day and age where characters like Apocalypse, Mr. Sinister, and Emma Frost are regarded as heroes whereas Captain America, Scarlet Witch, and Captain Marvel are branded bigots or terrorists.

[Havok83]

I can't believe we live in a day and age where characters like Apocalypse, Mr. Sinister, and Emma Frost are regarded as heroes whereas Captain America, Scarlet Witch, and Captain Marvel are branded bigots or terrorists.

Who has said that Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister are heroes?

Scarlet Witch started off as a terrorist so its a branding she has had since early on