Barbie, Batman, Spiderman, and Harry Potter Invade Iran
Charles Johnson
Mon Apr 28, 2008 at 3:19 pm PDT • Views: 262
It’s the dreaded invasion of American culture: Iran takes new shot at Barbie, calling US doll ‘destructive’.
TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian judiciary official warned Monday against the “destructive” cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.
In the latest salvo in a more than decade-old government campaign against Barbie, Prosecutor General Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi said in an official letter to Vice President Parviz Davoudi that the doll and other Western toys are a “danger” that need to be stopped.
“The irregular importation of such toys, which unfortunately arrive through unofficial sources and smuggling, is destructive culturally and a social danger,” said the letter, a copy of which was made available to The Associated Press. …
“The displays of personalities such as Barbie, Batman, Spiderman and Harry Potter … as well as the irregular importation of unsanctioned computer games and movies are all warning bells to the officials in the cultural arena,” his letter said.
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