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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[–] 101 points 3 years ago (4 children)

It's disgusting that homosexuality is seen as such an abhorrent thing in this day and age. Are all humans not capable of love? If the answer is a resounding yes, then why are we stopping consenting adults from expressing this? Because of some archaic scripture from thousands of years ago? Excuse my French here, Lebanon, but kindly get to fuck.

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  • [–] 62 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    This is exactly why the separation of church and state is supposed to exist in democracies. The zealots will continue to take away your rights until morale improves.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I'll just mention that in the middle east the vast majority of people don't support LGBT rights. Bringing up the separation of church and state makes no sense in this context.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    They don’t support those rights cause they have been brainwashed by their religion. Maybe if religion was removed from government, that wouldn’t be the case, at least not to this extent.

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  • [+] -6 points 3 years ago*

    So what? should you bring your "democracy" over there? It happens in Kuweit (8000km away) for a stupid american movie.

    I am rather shocked by the amount of money this dump made, it gives quite an indication on the level of maturity of this f'd up society.

    Yes I know, i'm uncool

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  • [+] -17 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Hmm, there was a country with the phrase: "In God we trust"

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    US hypocrite, you started yourself seperation of church an State and US didn't do tat

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Standard is good behavior, not other people.

    One country doing something wrong does not mean that every country gets to be wrong forever.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    ???, we didn't build concentrationcamps, Nazies did.

    So are these facts also misinformation?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Is there a medication you should be on but are not?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

    1, you accuse me of presenting misinformation about my own country.

    2.And then I misplaced my "medicine"

    Typical American: (even dedicated YT channels about this), arrogant and dumb.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child)

    Prozac would be first suggestion. You cany anger your way out of mental illness

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I am such a mental case that I worked for a company that designs and sells machines to make computer chips. I speak 3 languages, and when I got my superior driverlicense I could effortless use manual transmission. But I am still a mental case according to a "smart" American

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    Medical advice from an An4erican with their shit and expensive "healthcare"

    For about $130/month => Free MRI, free diabetic shots and free ambulances (even our helicopters)

    And you can't get fired if you have too much sickdays.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Can't anger your way out of mental illness.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    As a gay man, these are my thoughts every single day. Do I not deserve love? Is some old book really more important than what's happening now? I just don't get it.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's not about the book, it's not even about sexuality. Yes these are the justifications they use, but at the core it's all about finding someone they can hurt, and they found you. The cruelty is the point.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    This seems a bit oversimplified ? I am no scholar, but as far as I can tell it's phobias all the way down : these islamic lawmakers (certainly not using the term muslim here as I reserve it to refer to decent religious people) don't know shit about homosexuality, and as we know ignorance holds the door open for bigotry and hate. This quickly becomes self-perpetuating as gay folks have no way of changing that status quo without risking their lives, and become invisible in these societies. I would say it's about difference, and difference in sexuality certainly

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  • [+] -20 points 3 years ago* (4 children)
  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I think your number is a bit off.

    Edit to reflect the true severity or the comment is getting removed for misinformation.

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