Nation Shocked Over News Of First Gay Archie Character; Sheepishly Apologizes To Jughead, Moose

Any and all potential jokes aside, the addition of a gay character to the cast of the Archie comics seems like a good idea to me, whether he's a one-shot or a recurring character, and I believe in this case it's as a recurring character. As cartoonist Dan Parent points out, that is the most rudimentary reflection of life in any number of if not all North American high schools coast to coast. Considering this is a subset of comics so conservative that Archie dating Valerie of the Pussycats probably raised some moron's eyebrows out there, it's nice to see them taking this step. I hope the character is quickly mainstreamed into the supporting cast in various ways, ways that have something and have nothing to do with that orientation.
 
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