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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 due to its promotion of homosexuality.

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine getting this worked up about a movie for little girls.

You should still go watch it, it's a good movie, or so I've heard.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is good, but it is not really for little girls.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

It's a movie about toys for little girls, but the movie itself is not for little girls.

[–] potopato@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Is one of those films that little children and adults will both enjoy, for different reasons. Like The Simpsons.

[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Jokes aren't as funny if you explain them...

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Will it be dubbed for other languages eventually? Cinemas only show the English version and my youngest who still play with Barbies doesn't understand English well enough.

[–] new_acct_who_dis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not actually for little kids. I'd def recommend watching before bringing your little

[–] TheLight@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Movies are a great way to learn a foreign language and subtitles work wonders to increase reading speed. Especially when they don't give you a choice to fall back to a dub.

Source: me, having to watch Cartoon Network as a small child with no translation at all, became proficient in English by the 5th grade in a country where English is not spoken at all, other than when being (poorly) taught at school.

So rather than seeking out dubs you should avoid them as much as possible.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago

But did you play with Barbies in 5th grade?

My kid is 8 and has only had English in school for one year. Not enough to get a meaningful experience in the cinema.