Barbie movie banned in Kuwait & possibly Lebanon for “promoting” homosexuality

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The Barbie movie has officially been banned in Kuwait as the film continues to cause a stir across the Middle East.

Kuwait’s Ministry for Press and Publication, Lafy Al-Subei, explained that the film – along with the horror film Talk To Me starring trans actor Zoe Terakes, which was simultaneously banned – “promulgate[s] ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order.”

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He went on to explain that the country often censors scenes from foreign films that “run counter to public ethics,” but that sometimes films carry “alien concepts’ or “unacceptable behavior” that leads them to be completely banned.

Al-Subei did not mention that LGBTQ+ themes specifically led to Barbie being banned, but other Middle Eastern countries have made their concerns about homosexuality in the film more clear. The cultural minister of Lebanon, Mohammad Mortada, reportedly said the film promotes “homosexuality and sexual transformation.” He has requested the film be banned, though the Interior Ministry has not yet made a decision.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, will…

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