Captain America represents a lot of different things, and I don’t think the term ‘America’ should be one of those,” Mackie said Tuesday, prompting backlash.

Anthony Mackie took to Instagram Tuesday to clarify his viral comment about what Captain America represents. "Let me be clear about this, I'm a proud American and taking on the shield of a hero like [Captain America] is the honor of a lifetime,

Mackie was really alluding to here, and the Marvel machine seemed to know it too. The actor took to Instagram today to roll back some of his statements, writing on his story: “Let me be clear about this,