Barbie movie too gay for ... (three separate stories)

[Phil01]

I haven't seen it, wasn't going to see it, but ...

Lebanon in move to ban Barbie film for ‘promoting homosexuality’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/09/lebanon-in-move-to-ban-barbie-film-for-promoting-homosexuality

Lebanon’s culture minister moved to ban the film Barbie from the country’s cinemas on Wednesday, saying it “promoted homosexuality” and contradicted religious values.

Mohammad Mortada is backed by the powerful Shia Muslim armed group Hezbollah, whose head, Hassan Nasrallah, has ramped up his rhetoric against the LGBT community, saying it poses an “imminent danger” to Lebanon and should be “confronted”.

Mortada’s statement said the film was found to “promote homosexuality and sexual transformation” and “contradicts values of faith and morality” by diminishing the importance of the family unit.

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Kuwait bans 'Barbie' and 'Talk to Me' films - state news agency
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwait-bans-barbie-talk-me-films-state-news-agency-2023-08-09/

Kuwait has banned "Barbie" and "Talk to Me" films to protect "public ethics and social traditions", the state news agency said early on Thursday.

The Gulf country followed in the footsteps of Lebanon, which on Wednesday also moved to ban the film "Barbie" from being screened in the country.

Reporting by Hatem Maher and Muhammad Al Gebaly.

Algeria bans 'Barbie' movie, media and official source say
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/algeria-bans-barbie-movie-media-official-source-say-2023-08-14/

Algeria has banned the movie "Barbie," which had been showing at some cinemas in the country for several weeks, an official source and the local 24H Algerie news site said on Monday.

The official source said the film "promotes homosexuality and other Western deviances" and that it "does not comply with Algeria's religious and cultural beliefs."

Starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken, the movie sends Mattel Inc's (MAT.O) doll on an adventure into the real world. The film has topped $1 billion in box office ticket sales worldwide since its July 21 debut.

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