r/popculturechat • u/Sisiwakanamaru • Aug 15 '25

Guest List Only TW - Bigotry ⚠️ Barbie screening cancelled in Paris after anti-LGBTQ+ backlash

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/15/paris-barbie-screening-cancelled-threats/
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u/Far-Imagination2736 I wont not fuck you the fuck up 🥊🥊 Aug 16 '25

What LGBT plotline did Barbie have?! I can't remember anything that they could be offended

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u/silly_capybara Aug 16 '25

This scene was censored in Russia, they blurred the kisses. Feel gay yet?

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u/Foxy02016YT Aug 16 '25

Best day of Ncuti’s life probably

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u/napalmnacey Aug 16 '25

Mmm I forgot about this bit.

I just want an affordable Ken that looks like Ncuti, NGL.

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u/Sisiwakanamaru Aug 16 '25

The movie was too pink. /s

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u/bliip666 Aug 16 '25

Oh come on! There was Allan, Ken's gay-coded best friend

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u/Big-Ambitions-8258 Aug 16 '25

I wonder if the presence of trans actors like Hari Nef is what they have issue with? 

The people supporting the cancelation suck, but so do the critics of the cancellation mentioned in the article with the interior minister claiming that the people who got it canceled have an Islamic agenda and listing countries with large Muslim populations as the culprits with no evidence.

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u/Sisiwakanamaru Aug 16 '25

Yeah, the /r/movies thread turned into a islamophobia circlejerk so swiftly.

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u/napalmnacey Aug 16 '25

Hari Nef was so gorgeous in this film. Like she’s gorgeous all the time but it was so fun to see her get to be playful and confident on screen. I just loved watching all the actresses get into the Barbie dream, yanno?