‘Sikh Capt America’ takes on hate, intolerance
Tuesday, 10/05/2016
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Washington: Donald Trump wants to make America great again but ‘Sikh Captain America’ feels the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is making America hate again. “Donald Trump has certainly been a candidate whose words have been alarming for someone like me, who happens to be at the front lines of bigotry in post-9/11 America,” said Vishavjit Singh, a Washington-born Sikh artist, who occasionally transforms into ‘Sikh Capt America’.
Singh, who is a political cartoonist, on occasions transforms into ‘Sikh Captain America’, a costumed soldier with a turban who fights bigotry and champions cultural understanding through public appearances and talks. As the film “Captain America: Civil War” plays at theatres, Singh drew a stark contrast between Trump and Captain America’s alter ego, Steve Rogers.
