dealing with real issues of race, class, and corruption. As he always has, Sam Wilson understands the American people in a way that Steve Rogers never will. He was a case-worker in Harlem, helping people get off the streets and fighting poverty. Wilson saw the grittiness of life, the despair of disenfranchised people. He can connect with outcasts in a way that Rogers never could.
For all that Steve Rogers suffered at the hands of Hydra, he was never truly discriminated against. He is seen as the pinnacle of perfection, someone fans love because they can identify with him. As Cap, Wilson made decisions that Rogers disagreed with, but he made them thinking of the
overlooked American people. Wilson and Rogers have not always seen eye to eye. In fact, even as Falcon Wilson had to take a break from fighting with Rogers because Rogers wouldn’t confront the fact that Sam was a person oppressed by society. Wilson as Falcon had a specific type of crime to fight; he was personally invested in helping his people, the black community. Wilson is a part of a community that Steve doesn’t have. Steve does not belong to the community of oppressed white people in America–there is no such thing. He could never truly understand the marginalized communities and he shows in both his comics and movies that he doesn’t want to.