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Marvel Spider-Verse To Introduce Gay Spiderman + More News

Marvel Spider-Verse to introduce gay Spiderman
Tom Holland as Spiderman (image via Marvel Studios)
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: A new Marvel Spider-Verse storyline will introduce a gay Spiderman as well as a T-Rex version named Spider-Rex. DC Comics recently introduced a bisexual son of Superman storyline. Continue reading “Marvel Spider-Verse To Introduce Gay Spiderman + More News”

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News Round-Up: July 28, 2020

Dr. Stella Immanuel (screen capture)
Some news items you might have missed: • The Gaily Grind: It turns out Dr. Stella Immanuel (above), who shot to fame this week praising hydroxychloroquine as a coronavirus “cure,” is a homophobic preacher who alleges alien DNA is currently used in medical treatments and gay marriage means that “very soon people are going to be seeking to marry children.” • Page Six: International pop star Elton John is apparently being sued by his ex-wife for dishing on their ill-fated 1980s marriage in his memoir and bio-pic. • ABC News: An ethics watchdog group has accused President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign of obscuring nearly $170 million worth of campaign spending through so-called “pass-through” vendors linked to campaign leadership instead of disclosing the true recipients of the funds. • AP News: U.S. officials say Russian intelligence operatives are using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic and cause confusion ahead of the presidential election in November. • DisneyPlus: In this ‘Mup Close & Personal’ moment, Emmy Award-winner RuPaul stops by the new Muppets Now and discusses ‘fashion icon’ status with the venerable Miss Piggy. The new series begins streaming July 31.

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The Muppets dump Chick-Fil-A

The Muppets have dumped Chick-Fil-A. The Jim Henson Company has posted a statement to their Facebook page:

The Jim Henson Company has celebrated and embraced diversity and inclusiveness for over fifty years and we have notified Chick-Fil-A that we do not wish to partner with them on any future endeavors. Lisa Henson, our CEO is personally a strong supporter of gay marriage and has directed us to donate the payment we received from Chick-Fil-A to GLAAD.

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FOX Business: The Muppets are trying to brainwash our kids

FOX Business is upset that the new Muppets movie, The Muppets, features an oil tycoon as a villain, with various contributors complaining that the film leads to “indoctrination” of young people into “hating corporate America” that borders on “Communist[ic].”

Dan Gainor of the conservative Media Research Center agreed with host Eric Bolling that “liberal Hollywood is using class warfare to brainwash our kids.”

Had either of the men in the video actually seen The Muppets, they would know that Tex Richman (played by Chris Cooper) isn’t out to destroy the Muppets because he wants oil, but because he wants only money and despises love. In his rap song “Let’s Talk About Me,” he tells you that all there is to him is that “I got mo’ money.”

It’s nothing new for Fox News and Fox Business to defend corporate interests, but who knew they seemingly oppose the unimpeachable messages of cooperation that the Muppets have been promoting for decades?
(via ThinkProgress)