Million Moms Gay Marriage Boycott Fails Posted by onTowle Road | ||
Life with Archie #16, with featured the marriage of gay character Kevin Keller, has sold out,. The issue was the target of a boycott threat aimed at Toys R Us by the American Family Association's One Million Moms project,
which threatened that its members would stop shopping there unless the
store removed the issue from its shelves. Unfortunately for AFA, it looks as though customers did the store's work for them. Archie Comics, the home to some of the
world’s most recognizable characters -- including Archie, Jughead,
Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina, the Teenage
Witch -- is proud to announce that the company has sold out of LIFE
WITH ARCHIE #16. “Kevin will always be a major part of
Riverdale, and we’re overjoyed, honored and humbled by the response to
this issue,” said Jon Goldwater, Co-CEO of Archie Comics. “Our fans
have come out full force to support Kevin. He is, without a doubt, the
most important new character in Archie history. He’s here to stay.” Earlier this week, Goldwater released a statement about the boycott threat. “We stand by Life with Archie #16. As
I’ve said before, Riverdale is a safe, welcoming place that does not
judge anyone. It’s an idealized version of America that will hopefully
become reality someday. We’re sorry the American Family
Association/OneMillionMoms.com feels so negatively about our product,
but they have every right to their opinion, just like we have the right
to stand by ours. Kevin Keller will forever be a part of Riverdale, and
he will live a happy, long life free of prejudice, hate and
narrow-minded people.“ |