Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' over gender and sexuality themes ahead of Mideast release
In Iraq, regulators banned media from using the word “homosexuality,” instead ordering outlets to refer to it as “sexual deviance.” A similar order issued by the country’s education minister banned the word from universities.
The all-star cast of “Barbie” includes Kate McKinnon, who is gay, and trangender actor Hari Nef. Many in the LGBTQ+ community have embraced the film, even as some have criticized it as pushing a heteronormative narrative. The film’s release in the region was initially planned for Aug. 31 but was recently brought forward, indicating that any censorship issues had been resolved. Films are often delayed for release in the region to allow time for production companies to censor them or for committees to review them.
Another summer blockbuster, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” was abruptly pulled from cinema listings across the Middle East in June, apparently over a scene in which a transgender poster briefly appears in the background.
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