Avengers key characters kissing rages social and legal controversy in Brazil

Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

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A Brazilian Supreme Court has been forced to step in to referee a row over the sale of a comic book showing two gay Avengers characters kissing. The 2010 Marvel publication was banned — and promptly unbanned — from an international book fair in Rio de Janeiro this month due to its “sexual content”. Read full article

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He's upset+sad since he couldn't find anyone who'd like to kiss him!
Sep 09th, 2019 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
In Brazil millions of kids live in poverty, surrounded by drugs and violence and often forced to leave school young to earn money. Last year child mortality increased for the first time in 26 years. But don't worry,the government is ready to spring into action to protect them from a picture in a comic book.
Sep 10th, 2019 - 09:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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REF: “millions of kids live in poverty, surrounded by drugs + violence & often forced to leave school young to earn money”:

Staying in schools doesn't necessarily give jobs. So why not earn a decent living by selling drugs, steal, etc “NORMAL” ways?
Sep 10th, 2019 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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