Barbie release delay in Pakistan province faces severe criticism: ‘World is progressing, we’re regressing’

The release of Greta Gerwig’s much-anticipated movie Barbie has reportedly been delayed in a province in Pakistan and the transfer has come beneath harsh criticism from the nation’s social media customers.

In response to native stories, the nation’s Punjab province has halted the release of the movie over “objectionable content material”.

“We’ll evaluate the movie earlier than its release in the nation,” Farrukh Mahmood, secretary of the Punjab movie censor board, advised The Guardian. He didn’t point out any explicit scenes in query.

In response to officers, the movie wanted clearance from the provincial boards that censor scenes violating the nation’s social, cultural and non secular values.

Many individuals have voiced offended opinions on social media after listening to in regards to the delay.

“The irony in Pakistan: gained’t ban hate speech and take concrete motion, is not going to ban pressured conversions and marriages, is not going to ban the exploitation of human lives by the blasphemy legal guidelines however will ban a film known as Barbie,” one individual wrote on Twitter.

One other individual added: “Go away it to the Pakistan authorities to behave like our very personal helicopter mother and father and ban something that they deem objectionable together with A F***ING BARBIE MOVIE.”

One individual wrote: “I watched the film yesterday and there’s no nudity or something that the morality police would have an issue with.”

“Barbie has been banned in Punjab, Pakistan. Zindagi Tamasha and Joyland had been already banned. Any film that has the potential to query all the pieces round us is banned as a result of we want a homogeneous pool of bigots and fanatics,” mentioned one other person.

“No new ideas or questions raised. Simply observe.”

“Whereas the entire world is speaking about ‘Barbie’ film, it has been banned in Punjab, Pakistan for “unacceptable” scenes,” tweeted one other person.

“The entire world is progressing, we’re regressing. Why? Due to our insecurities. Our insecure insurance policies let others international locations make enjoyable of us.”

Barbie opened on Friday (21 July), with its opening weekend field workplace tally internationally wanting set to prime the $400m (£311m) mark – a uncommon prevalence reserved for cinematic occasions.

The movie stars Margot Robbie as Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, who go on a journey of self-discovery following an existential disaster. The movie is tailored from the favored Mattel toy franchise.

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