The post was criticized by a number of users including Twitter user Braddleystuard.īradleyystuard got into a back and forth with the official TWD account after he wrote, “Way to keep shoving homosexual propaganda down our throats, just to fulfill an agenda. The statement comes a day after the account shared new screenshots of the upcoming The Walking Dead: World Beyond show featuring actor Jelani Alladin as Will Campbell embracing Nico Tortorella’s Felix Carlucci. It continues, “While we also encourage you to look within and be more accepting, know that there is no place in our fandom for hateful discrimination or willful ignorance. If LGBTQ+ characters on television (or anywhere) make you uncomfortable or angry, please unfollow us.” The account posted to Twitter on January 25th. The official The Walking Dead (TWD) Twitter account has asked for fans to unfollow them over LGBTQ+ characters.
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