Elton John’s gay family photo hidden by supermarket to “protect” children
”In this case our store manager received some complaints and, as has been our custom, placed the shield over the cover of the magazine. When we began receiving complaints at our corporate office, we reviewed the magazine in question, removed the shield and are selling the magazine in all our locations today without any shield. Our true intention is not to offend anyone in our stores and this incident happened at just one of our 65 locations….”
Part of a statement signed by Kim B. Eskew, President and COO of Harps Food Stores, Inc, a supermarket chain with stores in Arkansas, Missouri and Oaklahoma. Eskew was addressing the decision by one store to cover up the current issue of US Magazine which features a picture of singer Elton John, his legal partner David Furnish, and their newborn baby boy, Zachary. (Harps Food Stores)
A photo circulated by a Twitter user, Jennifer Huddleston, helped to expose the silly signs which read: “Family shield. To protect young Harps shoppers.”
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