Vietnam has banned ‘Barbie’ — the reason is more surreal than anything in Barbie Land. Authorities believe the “Barbie” movie’s fictional map can cause real world harm. Opinion by vinaymenon
is based on toys. You also know it stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. What you may have missed is a one-second scene that is now giving Barbie a migraine.
“Barbie” is due in theatres worldwide on July 21. This now excludes Vietnam, where Barbie buffs will be forced to jet to another country or fire up a VPN to download an illegal bootleg. Vietnam banned “Barbie” this week. Barbie is verboten in Vietnam. Warner Bros., the studio, has not yet commented on the uproar. But it’s astounding to read coverage of “Barbie” this week that now includes references to international tribunal rulings at The Hague, geopolitical disputes involving shipping lanes, underwater resources, military bases on artificial islands and lethally dull backgrounders on Exclusive Economic Zones .
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