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You know what? The line in Falcon and the Winter Soldier which many people consider to be the "best" might actually be the single most offensive from the POV of a trauma victim and abuse survivor.

I am referring of course to Sam saying:

"If you want to crawl out of that hell you're in, you have to put in the work"

Can we just talk about how incredibly messed up it is to say such a thing to a person with PTSD? This line is tantamount to Sam telling Bucky that his nightmares- which are undoubtedly related to his PTSD as well as other pyschological and emotional effects of his condition are basically self-inflicted.

That he's somehow bought the impact of his trauma upon himself and is wallowing in self-pity or something and now he is responsible for dragging himself out of it by.... taking responsibility for his own abuse and victimization and making it right with other victims.

Putting that kind of emotional strain on a person already broken, drained by the impact of violence-based PTSD is evil. There is no other word for it. Its not helpful. It is not compassionate. It is not assisting in their healing.