While Warner Bros' hit movie may — finally — be coming out in Saudi Arabia, it faces a different fate in other Middle East countries.
They saw Beach Ken’s abs and felt some movement in their loin cloth.
‘Barbie’ Banned in Kuwait, Accused of “Promoting Homosexuality” in Lebanon
Submitted 1 year ago by realcaseyrollins@kbin.projectsegfau.lt to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/barbie-banned-kuwait-homosexuality-1235560252/
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TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 1 year ago
EherVielleicht@feddit.de 1 year ago
Only conservative things.
BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Lebanon is supposed to be pretty progressive too I’ve read. Geez it’s just a movie.
magnor@lemmy.magnor.ovh 1 year ago
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 1 year ago
I watched the movie, I don’t remember anything that was promoting homosexuality. Can someone point out?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 year ago
“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 year ago
🎼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 1 year ago
I also thought the all Male nude musical number “kids, you should choose to be gay” was a little much.
dom@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Actually maybe I was watching a different movie
boredtortoise@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I think the climax with full penetration kind of needed that tho
HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Well now I’m convinced I need to go and see it. Thanks for the tip, my mysoginist homophobic fascist friends!
ohlaph@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wow, not one person is surprised. I’m sure cucumbers are banned there too.
EherVielleicht@feddit.de 1 year ago
Not the real small ones.
CheshireSnake@lemdit.com 1 year ago
Idk. It’s not the size. It’s how they use it.