I have to post something about all these boycotts coming down the pike from One Million Moms. These people are absolutely out of control!
First I came across an article this morning about One Million Moms boycotting DC and Marvel Comics for including Gay superheroes in comic books, as well as gay issues.
There argument is that comic books are trying to brainwash there children by making Gay Superheroes who there children idolize and emulate. Stating that Gays don't need a gay superhero idol. And that the gay issues addressed in comic books are inappropriate.
Here is what I have to say to them! Comic books are not for children, the main stream comic books that include these themes and characters are for young adult to adults! I find it sad that they are more worried in there children seeing that North Star is in a happy monogamous relationship and getting married, than the violence and blood that is portrayed in these comic books obviously points towards an older audience. If your that concerned don't let your impressionable children read them!
Two Gays do need Comic book superhero idols. Your so called "straight" children are not the only children out there, young Teens who know who they are need someone to look up to to be strong, instead of people like you tearing them down causing loss of precious life! To have someone show them that they can be just as powerful and just as happy and just as normal as every other kid is important!
Three writers and designers of comic books are artists and have something to say in there work. Comic books since they began in the 50's have always spoke to world issues and politics and human rights issues. And guess what GLBT human rights issues are a big in the world right now!
I applaud the responses I have seen from the writers and artists of comic books so far who have pretty much responded laughing in the faces of these Moms up in arms. Stating things such as "please keep boycotting you increase our sales for people who buy our books just to spite your bigoted ideals." Thank you for upholding your ideals in the face of hate and bigotry and not buying into the pressure!
I can honestly say that as a 27 year old gay man, I would have killed to have a gay superhero that I could look up to for strength of self and confidence because there weren't when I was young and it would have given me the confidence I now have to be who I am regardless of what others think!
Second
They boycott the JCPenny's Mothers day add featuring two moms and there children, and now on the same front are boycotting the JCPenny's Fathers day add featuring two dads and there kids.
This is outrageous to me, cause guess what Mothers and Fathers in the home are not the only norm any more! There are gay Dads and Moms out there who raise perfectly normal children! This has been proven over and over and over again! Actually it has been proven that the households with gay parents do better for there children then a majority of the "straight" broken homes that are an epidemic in our society these days.
And I have to say that both adds were absolutely adorable and its about time we start seeing GLBT family's amongst the family's that make this world a diverse and incredible place!
Leave well enough alone, stop the ideals of bigotry and hatred.
To the companies taking a stand against these bigots and hate mongers thank you for staying true to yourselves and your ideals and not backing down in the face of pure evil hate.
These people don't realize that its ideals such as this that create the hatred that is so thick in this world a nuclear bomb couldn't dent it. The reason that man continues to fight against man is hate of someone of something you don't agree with.
You don't have to like it but don't try to force your ideals on the rest of us!
I myself will be buying these comic book issues and support the JCPenny's adds to show my support of these brave and incredible companies who are showing that there are many different kinds of people in this world and we all have the right of HUMAN equality!
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