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The article's headline labeled the comic as a "racist AF comic book," a characterization that the author strongly disputes. This language reflects the charged rhetoric often employed in attacks on media that challenge leftist narratives or explore controversial subjects. Moreover, the article mobilized a grassroots campaign to pressure platforms to censor or suppress the book.
Campaign for Censorship
The critic called her supporters, or "murmidons and minions," to contact Kickstarter—the crowdfunding platform hosting the project—and demand the book's removal and demonetization. Remarkably, despite her own book being funded through Kickstarter, she was able to orchestrate a campaign that succeeded in getting "Private American" expelled from the platform.