Archie Comics were a big factor in my love for fashion when I was growing up. It's true the clothes may not have been that great, but wouldn't you want Veronica's wardrobe? I remember having problems with the mismatching colours. Back then it was a big no no, now you can get away with it,like a fuchsia skirt with a red sweater. But still, I tried to do my hair like Betty's, but to no avail, and I tried matching my clothes to Ronnie's and that was a disaster (it was hard for me as I was quite pudgy).
Anyway, over the years I just switched from Archie Comics to fashion magazines, such as In Style, Vogue, Harper's etc.. That was a good thing.
So, after my long intro to Archie Comics, my friend (Milky Way) tweeted a piece of info that was on CNN.com about Archie Comics announcing a new gay character, Kevin. Now supposedly he comes to Riverdale High and Veronica starts to fall in love with him. He tries to let her down gently before admitting to Jughead that he's gay. Does that ring a bell somehow? *cough*clueless*cough*
Apparently they're trying to keep it modern and current. Let's face it homosexuality is no longer the taboo it used to be, well at least in some cultures. But do you think parents would allow their children to keep reading Archie Comics after that? Will there be restrictions?
I don't think this is going to pass so quietly.
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