Just a light-hearted post about a non-serious topic but one which I’m seeing both sides of the political aisle making silly talking points about. In the new Marvel movie Thunderbolts Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays the character Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.
Because of the prominent streak of white in her hair anti-Gabbard people are wasting their time pretending it’s making fun of Tulsi while pro-Gabbard people are wasting their time getting upset at the notion that it’s making fun of Tulsi.
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In truth, Valentina was introduced in 1967 in the comic books and has had the streak of white in her hair for SEVERAL DECADES. So, everybody on both sides can calm down. The white streak is simply a trademark of the character as much as Nick Fury’s eyepatch is. (And she had been Fury’s romantic partner for decades, by the way.)
This is like when The Dark Knight Rises movie came out long ago and people unfamiliar with comic books made a similar mistake. Some Republicans were upset that the character Bane was supposedly a joking insult about Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital and some Democrats were laughing because they too thought the name was a satirical poke at Bain Capital.
In reality the Bane character had been around since the 1980s and his name had nothing to do with politics or finance.
Feel free to joke that I have now wasted my time commenting on any of this if you like, but it was just fun to weigh in on something so inconsequential rather than vital issues of the day.
FOR VALENTINA IN ACTION WITH S.H.I.E.L.D.’s FEM-FORCE (led by Sharon Carter – Agent 13) CLICK HERE.
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Nice read
Thank you!
Thank you for clearing that up.
Glad to do it! Hope you’re still having fun on your visits to promote your new book!
We are. The articles were a good idea. I am glad to be at the end, though. Lots of activity!
I can imagine!
As someone other other side of the political see-saw, I appreciate the reminder to both sides “it’s not always about you.”
Sometimes Scrooge McDuck is just Scrooge McDuck.
Yep! Thank you. But just a note, I have complex political views, so it’s not easy to assume you’re on the “opposite” side from me. One of my favorite presidents is Franklin Roosevelt. I’m not sure if you’re saying you hate FDR. I support free speech. I’m not sure if you’re saying you don’t support it. I supported gay marriage even before Obama supported it. I’m not sure if you’re saying you hate gay marriage. I despise George W. Bush, so are you saying you really like George W. Bush. Not being combative, just saying that if you’re new to my blog I don’t go by the traditional left-right breakdown. Thanks again for commenting.