We have had several request to repost this on the official ToonSeum Facebook. We wont name the former member out of respect for their privacy... Today I got an email saying we will not be renewing our membership because of your participation in pride fest, and their gay agenda. they then went on to express their disappointment as cartoons are meant to be wholesome family entertainment. I told them I would personally refund their membership out of my pocket, and that perhaps they should watch some vintage Warner Brothers cartoons and adjust their definition of wholesome. Then perhaps look at the world around them, the wonderful people in it and adjust their definition of family. I thanked them for their past support of the ToonSeum and let them know that we support a diverse membership base, and the cartoon, comic and geek community has at its core first and foremost Acceptance. Sadly this is not the first nor the last time that we will have this issue and others like it come up. I have been told we wont come there because its by all those gay bars. We wont come down there because its by planned parenthood. We wont come there because its on GASP! Liberty Avenue and the only one I agree with...we wont come down there because of the cities parking enforcement. I know a hundred reasons not to do anything in life, because its always going to be easier to just lie on the couch than it is to live an active, productive, creative life, filled with diversity, art and joy. A life filled with hatred is not a life at all. Cartoons are for everyone and we are happy to share our block with Pride Fest. At any rate we lost a member today. But stood up for our block and our family. Thank you to each and everyone of you for continuing to be a part of the ToonSeum family.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 14:36:02 +0000
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