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Wonder how many of these complainers own a copy of The Lion King???
Store "Protects" Children From Elton John's Gay Parenting?
posted by: Robin Marty
You always know you can safely walk your child into a truck stop, grocery story, or convenience store without having to worry about him or her seeing lewd magazine covers like Hustler, Playboy or the like in the check out aisles, thanks to contraptions like the "family shield."
Now, one store is protecting young eyes from an even greater threat -- Elton John's gay parenting photo on the cover of US Weekly.
Via Joe.My.God:
According to a company spokesperson, the store claims it was responding to customer complaints when it covered up the magazine. GLAAD investigates:
I spoke with Harps Corporate Executive Assistant Marty Yarborough, who told me that every Harps store is equipped with these shields and that they get put up whenever customers complain about the content of a magazine cover. She said the word from the store about this particular cover was that “several” customers had complained, so the shield went up. She also confirmed that these shields are utilized on a store-by-store basis, so the magazine would not have been covered up at any of the other Harps locations, unless customers complained there as well. She also told me that the usage of the shield on this particular cover is “in no way our opinion on this issue.” She quickly added, ”we do not have an opinion on this issue.”
Luckily, after numerous complaints to the store and to US Weekly, the shield was removed by the store and the picture finally deemed not "provocative" or "suggestive."
Store "Protects" Children From Elton John's Gay Parenting?
posted by: Robin Marty
You always know you can safely walk your child into a truck stop, grocery story, or convenience store without having to worry about him or her seeing lewd magazine covers like Hustler, Playboy or the like in the check out aisles, thanks to contraptions like the "family shield."
Now, one store is protecting young eyes from an even greater threat -- Elton John's gay parenting photo on the cover of US Weekly.
Via Joe.My.God:
According to a company spokesperson, the store claims it was responding to customer complaints when it covered up the magazine. GLAAD investigates:
I spoke with Harps Corporate Executive Assistant Marty Yarborough, who told me that every Harps store is equipped with these shields and that they get put up whenever customers complain about the content of a magazine cover. She said the word from the store about this particular cover was that “several” customers had complained, so the shield went up. She also confirmed that these shields are utilized on a store-by-store basis, so the magazine would not have been covered up at any of the other Harps locations, unless customers complained there as well. She also told me that the usage of the shield on this particular cover is “in no way our opinion on this issue.” She quickly added, ”we do not have an opinion on this issue.”
Luckily, after numerous complaints to the store and to US Weekly, the shield was removed by the store and the picture finally deemed not "provocative" or "suggestive."
