Lebanon, Kuwait Poised to Ban ‘Barbie’ for Promoting Homosexuality
Lebanon, Kuwait Poised to Ban ‘Barbie’ for Promoting Homosexuality
Lebanon, once thought of as among the most liberal parts of the Middle East, is poised to ban global hit movie “Barbie.” More conservative Kuwait said Wednesday that it had gone ahead with a ban du…
Different country, different culture. Anyhow, the movie is actually somewhat superficial, I understand.
“Different country, different culture” doesn’t make homophobia okay, and it doesn’t make it okay to call the movie homophobic when it had nothing at all to do with gay people. They’re just calling it that because their fragile patriarchy conceives of an attack against it as being anti-man which to them is also gay. It’s a disgusting and wrong point of view, and we can say that despite their country and culture.
Barbie was a pretty thorough takedown of patriarchy and toxic masculinity and hardly seemed superficial to me.
And I would hope those countries’ points of view would in fact be very difficult to understand.
I would absolutely not use the word "superficial" to describe Barbie, and feel fairly confident you haven't seen the movie given that you've chosen it.
How is it then? Actually good? What's the message?
Edit: no spoilers pls. But is it like a Lego movie situation, where you expect something awful and then its literally a masterpiece?
I was expecting “eh” but it was actually one of the better movies I’ve seen in a long time, and I’ve never even been a fan of Barbie toys. As for the message, there’s a few themes going on and I don’t have the communication skills to relay them without spoiling it.
If pretending a minority within your population doesn't exist unless you're oppressing them or banning anything that might remind people they exist, your culture is fucked up and wrong.
Phhss, Amateurs! Real men are not afraid of homosexuality; they ban the movie for the scary dots in the water! 😤
Different country, shitty hateful culture
Also a good movie.
It's always "sex, sex, sex" with these countries. Everywhere they look there is sex. /s
relentlessly discriminate against an entire minority > “that’s just our culture!” > pretty shit culture
But... How? I can't think of a moment in the movie there is any "homosexuality".
Maybe the "I'll beach you off" bit, but that's more of a play on words and the characters most definitely don't understand what they are saying.
When will places learn that going to or watching movies is not mandatory. I have not seen one in ages. Watched two old sci fi films though last night. Its so strange. I just watch whatever I feel like or not. Maybe I do something else. Life. Its bigger. Its bigger than you and....
They probably saw all the vibrant colors in the movie trailers and immediately fixated on “gay”…
Backward as counties to begin with....from a Western perspective.
Fuck these fascist cunts.