In early July, Vietnamese officials banned screenings of the film, claiming it showed a map with disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea. State media reported at the time that the map "distorts the truth" and broke the law. "The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing," a Warner Bros.
Vietnam: Before the film premiered, officials in Vietnam announced they were banning Barbie over a scene that included a map that appeared to show China's contested territorial claims in the South China Sea—Warner Bros.
Kuwait. Kuwait announced it was banning the adventures of Barbie and Ken in the real world due to "ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order."
The Greta Gerwig directorial features the controversial 'nine-dash line' - a dotted line that China uses when drawing its borders in the South China Sea. Vietnam's state media reported that the government banned distribution of the popular movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed territorial claims.
This section discusses the way in which Barbie's hyper-sexualized physique directly defied Indian cultural norms regarding sexuality and gender, ultimately leading to Mattel removing the Barbie doll from the Indian mass market.
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Is Barbie a flop in India?
Barbie film struggles at Indian box office, while Oppenheimer continues to perform well. Barbie set to hit $1 billion worldwide. UAE approves release of Barbie movie after delay. The movie follows Barbie as she lives her everyday life with Ken in the fictional world of Barbieland.
Greta Gerwig's film 'Barbie', featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has received a U/A certificate from the Censor Board in India. Reports suggested that the film's certification was a result of "moderate innuendo, brief sexual harassment, and implied strong language".
“The most commonly identified reason for not wanting to play with the curvy doll was her larger size,” Dr Harriger said. Curvy Barbie is similar in height to petite Barbie, but has a more rounded stomach, thicker legs and no gap between her thighs. She is still larger than the average woman.
3 in 4 conservative men say Barbie improved their view of women in leadership roles. Similarly, the majority (97%) of viewers say before watching the movie they had a 'very favorable' (63%) or 'somewhat favorable' (32%) opinion of women in leadership.
While the film does not dive into trans identity, Barbie still manages to touch upon LGBTQ+ issues without naming them as such. In fact, the film features several openly LGBTQ+ actors, like Hari Nef, Kate McKinnon, Alexandra Shipp, and Scott Evans.
Pakistan is not the only Muslim country to ban the film. Other Islamic nations like UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia have banned the film as most Islamic nations don't view pro-LGBTQ content with enthusiasm.
Elsewhere, censors delayed the release, with the key markets of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates holding it until mid-August and Lebanon initially banning it outright because—in the words of Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada—it “promotes homosexuality and transsexuality...
Japan said in a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter. One critical posting said many victims who perished under the mushroom clouds were children the same age of those playing with Barbie dolls and that the memes were inconsiderate. Others called them stupid and unforgivable, and urged for a boycott of the movie.
The ban was issued by the nation's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Cinema Department, which cited the movie's depiction of what appears to be “the illicit 'nine-dash line' that China uses to illegally claim its sovereignty over most of the East Vietnam Sea,” according to Tuổi Trẻ.
Director Greta Gerwig, who has built a devoted following for such female-forward movies as Lady Bird and Little Women, has labeled Barbie "most certainly a feminist film." Mattel executives, on the other hand, have said the opposite.
In this study, they had a choice to play with 'thin' dolls named Barbie or 'curvy' dolls named Tracy (after the protagonist in “Hairspray”). The girls who played with Barbie were proven to show more dissatisfaction with their bodies in comparison to the others.
In a 1961 commercial announcing Ken, the voiceover goes: “It all started at a dance. Barbie, the famous fashion doll, felt that this night was special. And then it happened: she met Ken and somehow she knew that and Ken and her would be going together. So now Mattel brings you Ken, Barbie's boyfriend.”
By the late 1980s, Midge was back on shelves as part of the California Dream Barbie set. Then, she was re-released in the 1990s wearing a wedding dress, and again in 2002 with a detachable magnetic pregnant stomach, which allowed her to “deliver” a small plastic baby curled up inside, per CBS News.
I later learned that in 1989 Barbie's proportions were altered including a breast reduction. Barbie has been evolving all along, but until now it's been incremental (#TheDollEvolves).
Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova (Ukrainian: Вале́рія Вале́ріївна Лук'я́нова; Russian: Валерия Валерьевна Лукьянова; born 1985) is a Moldova-born Ukrainian model and entertainer of Russian origin, best known for her resemblance to a Barbie doll. She currently lives in Mexico.
Punjab Information Secretary Ali Nawaz Malik clarified on Friday that 'Barbie' movie was not banned in Punjab, but its screening was not being allowed for now as an approval from the censor board was awaited. Barbie's box-office debut began in parts of Asia, including Pakistan, on July 21 (today).
