Good points. Almost convincing! But arguing with cousin who he has lots of rivalry with and who he is not used to being able to win against him, ever? Context on that point too.
Hearsay evidence level. Supportive of the case. But not “canon” level.
Maybe that whole line of dialogue is intended to be fourth-wall breaking?
Which brings up an interesting question: is dialogue that’s spoken directly through the fourth wall to the audience canon? Or is it more of an editorial comment made by the character?
“Hail Hydra” - more misdirection since he didn’t actually say he was a member, but he did say that the Secretary had asked him to take the Scepter - which is an out and out lie.
Not for Steve Rodgers it wouldn’t. He is the one person you can count on to always do what’s right. The whole basis of Steve’s personality is always walking the honorable path. Sex before marriage would be out of character. Just my opinion of course.
One thing people always forget about Steve Rogers is that he may be from the 1940s, but he’s from Brooklyn, not Kansas. He went on dates. He hung out with Bucky, who definitely didn’t wait for marriage. We shouldn’t ascribe Victorian (or Evangelical) mores to a New Yorker who grew up in the Jazz Age .
And they’ve been on double dates too. When he’s on the date with the one girl in First Avenger, he’s actually doing a pretty good job until he decides to go enlist for the umpteenth time.
Also, my number one piece of evidence is in First Avenger when Natalie Dormer jumps him, if they wanted to play him as a virgin, they would’ve done the silly “I’m inexperienced and pulling away and waving my arms in the air” action. Instead he full on makes out with her.
On top of that, Steve was a New Deal Democrat. People assume, “He’s old, so he’s probably pretty conservative,” but politically, he’d be a little to the left of Bernie Sanders.
There’s nothing dishonorable about pre-martial sex, but there is a little bit of dishonor in misrepresenting yourself to win the approval of your peers.