Wonder Woman banned by Lebanon over Israeli lead Gal Gadot

[geek tragedy]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40114370

The Lebanese interior ministry banned the film hours before its release, on a recommendation from the General Security directorate, reports say.

The nations are officially at war, but have observed a ceasefire since 2006.

A formal request to ban Wonder Woman was first made by the Ministry of Economy and Trade, which oversees a long-standing policy of boycotting Israeli exports, which it considers "enemy attempts to infiltrate our markets".

But the decision took cinemas by surprise. One of the first indications that the ban was approved came from Lebanon's Grand Cinemas chain, which tweeted on Wednesday: "#WonderWoman has been banned in #Lebanon."

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There's a not so subtle gender dynamic at play here as well--wouldn't do for certain elements to have Lebanese men lusting after an Israeli actress while watching her play a powerful, independent woman.

Their loss (we're going this weekend).

[PoliticAverse]

1. Is a lasso of censorship more powerful than the lasso of truth? n/t