Sitting down with Variety, the Falcon and Winter Soldier actor seemingly shuts down speculations that Sam and Bucky are romantically involved. “So many things are twisted and convoluted.
There’s so many things that people latch on to with their own devices to make themselves relevant and rational,” he said. “The idea of two guys being friends and loving each other in 2021 is a problem because of the exploitation of homosexuality.
It used to be guys can be friends, we can hang out, and it was cool. “You can’t do that anymore, because something as pure and beautiful as homosexuality has been exploited by people who are trying to rationalize themselves.” Mackie goes on to explain that it was very important for him to showcase a “sensitive