Dec 23, 2022

Advent Calendar 23 Addendum: America es Puertorriqueña, no Mexicana.

 

America! America!! America! Stop this... not going to make a refernce to that movie heck yeah! So yeah, America Chavez, who is supposed to be black and Puerto Rican was race swapped to a Mexican mestiza with Mesoamerican Native and Spanish heritage, yet most of the folks who hate whitewashing were OK with this. But let's talk America:

She's a latina alien from a lesbian dimension, but in reality is a sick child of a pair of lesbian doctors who have her undergo an experimental treatment that gave her godly powers. Raised in a household of Puerto Rican ancestry (both her adoptive parents being Nuyorican), but she's Mexican now, carnal! She appeared in Doctor Strange: in the MoM as the McGuffin that both wanda and Strange needed. If you want a more in-depth background on her, just watch Doctor Strange in the MoM.
America: You're THIS Universe's Dr. Strange?
Strange: Who are you supposed to be? Dora the Explorer?
America: I'm America Chávez.
Strange: No You're not...
America: Este Medico Rarito no es el Doctor...
Strange: Yo entiendo y hablo Español...
America: Since when?
Strange: Since I've been using Duolingo...
America: La puta madre...
Strange: So, what brings you here?
America: I don't know, there was this one eyed monster and a mom...
Strange: That sounds like my Internet history, but go on...


Articulation 
AmeriDora... seriously, Xochtil Gomez looks more like a grown up Dora the explorer than America Chavez, has the standard female articulation and that includes the single joint elbows.
4.0
Spidey: Spider-Sense going haywire, Doc! We're in some serious trouble!!
Strange: Spider-Man!? What's wrong!?
America: La Puta Madre, es el hombre que araña... es un superhéroe que si se rompe el culo por la justicia.
Strange: we do not reference ElBananero here.


Paint and sculpt
The figure does a great job at capturing Xochtil Gomez's likeness... shame that I can't say the same thing about the Selfie Series. My figure is OK as it has no slop. The weathering on the white of her jacket is nicely done.
5.0
America: The Scarlet Bitch is here, Move it, bug-dude!
Spidey: So much pAiN!
Wanda: Ah America. Fuck yeah! Come with me child, you will help me reach my children.
Strange: Wanda, wait! There is no need for you to destroy multiverses to have children... I know of a way for you to have children without destroying the Multiverse...
Wanda: Very Well Stephen, do it!


Accessories
Open hands and a BAF Piece. We could've gotten some Pizza Balls you know...
2.5
Wanda: Yes! Yes! Yes! *moans*
Strange: I told! you! it would! be magical!!
I have arrived.
America: So that's why the movie is called Doctor Strange in the MoM... Let me see!
Spidey: Nope! Exposing a minor to pornography is illegal on the 616 universe...
America: OK, I'll just go to a different Earth where you aren't as responsible...
Spidey: wait, multiple Earths? Could I ask you a favor or 3?
Nefty VO: Spidey, no. You won't go to earths where Gwen Stacy or Ben Parker lived.
Spidey: Dammit!!


Overall
America gets a 3.83 as her final score. I mean it's not a bad fogure but she's kinda plain and has very little to offer aside a BAF Piece. I hope we get a Comic Book version of America.

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