Barbie challenges ‘patriarchal worldview’, bursts bubble of ‘conservative forces used to privilege’

Authorities across the Arab world have banned the billion-dollar blockbuster “Barbie” for purportedly violating morals and ethics. Meanwhile, riding a new wave of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in Lebanon, the culture minister condemned Barbie for “promoting homosexuality”, seeking a ban, and has just announced a controversial new law to battle “sexual deviancy”. For more on the on-going bubble gum…