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Captain America is black, and social media is having a field day with possible scenarios involving the newly crowned captain. One has to wonder, will Captain America have to battle police brutality? Or even stop and frisk? These are just a few hypothetical scenarios being tweeted about.  Suggested Reading Spades? What Diddy Will Be Doing…

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Captain America is black, and social media is having a field day with possible scenarios involving the newly crowned captain. One has to wonder, will Captain America have to battle police brutality? Or even stop and frisk? These are just a few hypothetical scenarios being tweeted about. 

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https://twitter.com/TheCosby/status/489763033154342912https://twitter.com/SorayaTWP/status/489762625912586240https://twitter.com/HeathCliffStark/status/489761298662445056https://twitter.com/DearLeader10/status/489758769531088896https://twitter.com/rodimusprime/status/489750124906549249

But of course, with all of this new postracial comic book news, there’s always a Debbie Downer or two in the bunch:

https://twitter.com/ptavaresbr/status/489786479154298883

Some people just can’t handle diversity, even if it’s fictional. 

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