Talk:Falcon (comics)
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HIV+?
Since when? Kusonaga 10:27, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
His nephew Jim Wilson was the one who had HIV and died from it. The sentence could be worded better.
The Falcon could not have been a hoodlum/pimp as described. In his early appearances he is clearly a social worker, has an office, etc. In order for him to have this position he would have had a degree- meaning he spent time in college. The guy is in his mid-to-late 20s at this point. So when in his life did he have time to be a hoodlum?? Even if the Red Skull had gone this far to create another identity for him, how do you explain his family (sister, nephew)who dont know anything about this? This is just another poor retcon, and Marvel seems to have a mania to link black characters with criminal tendencies. Maybe its a retarded version of "street cred", but The Falcon clearly could not have had this past.
black/african-american
The race section seems confused. Sam's the first ASfrican-american hero, but The Black Panther's the first black hero? that's sort of backwards, isn't it? if BP is FROM africa, and premiered as someone living here, then HE would be African-american, and Sam, who was born and raised here, would be black, right? ThuranX 14:00, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
Black Panther is a resident and king of Wakanda, a country in Africa. He is not an American citizen, at least not that I recall, so he is not African-American. He has studied here though and thus America has been a residence for him. I doubt as a ruler of a country, though, that he would apply for citizenship of another country. ArchangelX777 13:42, 21 July 2007 (UTC)