Barbie banned in Lebanon amidst “a wave of bigotry”
On Wednesday, the Middle Eastern country’s culture minister, Mohammad Mortada, decided to ban the world-wide mega hit from playing in cinemas, justifying that it “promoted homosexuality” and goes against religious values.
Mortada is backed by the dominant Shia Muslim armed group, Hezbollah, whose leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has increased anti-LGBT rhetoric — viaREAD MORE:In Mortada’s statement, he argued that the billion dollar-making film “promote[s] homosexuality and sexual transformation” and “contradicts values of faith and morality” by belittling the significance of the family unit.
Additionally, he demanded Lebanon’s general security agency to take the imperative measures to forbid “Barbie” screenings.
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