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maxrandb

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Thu Aug 10, 2023, 12:22 PM Aug 2023

Barbie Movie Banned...in Kuwait and Lebanon [View all]

Oh, but wouldn't Florida and other wingnut states love to ban it here.

[link:https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/media/lebanon-barbie-ban-homosexuality/index.html

CNN

Authorities in Lebanon moved to ban the “Barbie” movie from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it promotes homosexuality and violates the nation’s values.

Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada banned the film from cinemas after delaying its release date to late August, saying it contradicts the “moral and religious values as well as the principles of Lebanon,” state-run media reported Wednesday.

The minister said the movie also “promotes sexual deviance and transsexuality,” by Lebanese state-run media on Wednesday. “Sexual deviance” is a term commonly used in the Middle East to refer to homosexuals.

Kuwait also moved to ban the “Barbie” movie, claiming it carries “ideas that encourage unacceptable behavior and a message that distorts the prevailing values of society,” according to state-run KUNA news agency.

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Guess we don't need to ask where Retrumplicans are getting their policy ideas.

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