‘Barbie’ Banned in Kuwait, Accused of “Promoting Homosexuality” in Lebanon

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbie-banned-kuwait-homosexuality-1235560252/

While Warner Bros' hit movie may — finally — be coming out in Saudi Arabia, it faces a different fate in other Middle East countries.

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ohlaph@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Wow, not one person is surprised. I'm sure cucumbers are banned there too.

EherVielleicht@feddit.de · 14 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Not the real small ones.

CheshireSnake@lemdit.com · 4 pts · 3y

Idk. It's not the size. It's how you use it.

TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee · 18 pts · 3y

They saw Beach Ken's abs and felt some movement in their loin cloth.

EherVielleicht@feddit.de · 15 pts · 3y

Only conservative things.

BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Lebanon is supposed to be pretty progressive too I've read. Geez it's just a movie.

magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh · 5 pts · 3y

Sadly from what I recall Hezbollah has been gaining a lot of traction since the Israeli invasion of 2006, so fundamentalists set up shop.

hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I watched the movie, I don't remember anything that was promoting homosexuality. Can someone point out?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 3 pts · 3y

"Looking at all that pink's gonna turn ya gay, son!"

"But... Isn't pink also a euphemism for vagina? Is looking at vagina gay?"

No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

🎼I'm just Ken🎵 And so am I🎹 Put that manly hand in mine🎸 Son people check me out 'cause I just can' t🎤

The beach off has the same homoerotic potential as he-man and the masters of the universe cartoon, but since is live action, with real dudes, it created doubts in between their loins.

dom@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I also thought the all Male nude musical number "choose to be gay" was a little much.

dom@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 3y

Actually maybe I was watching a different movie

boredtortoise@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 3y

I think the climax with full penetration kind of needed that tho

HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y

Well now I'm convinced I need to go and see it. Thanks for the tip, my mysoginist homophobic fascist friends!

Stinkywizzleteets@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 3y
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