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Old 29-04-2008, 03:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Iranian official slams Barbie doll as 'destructive'

TEHERAN - A top Iranian judiciary official warned on 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.

Iranian markets have been inundated with smuggled Western toys in recent years partly due to a dramatic rise in purchasing power as a result of increased oil revenues.

While importing the toys is not necessarily illegal, it is discouraged by a government that seeks to protect Iranians from what it calls the negative effects of Western culture.

Mr Najafabadi said the increasing visibility of Barbies and other Western dolls has alarmed authorities and they are considering intervening.

'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.

He said Iran is the world's third biggest importer of toys and warned that smuggled imports pose a threat to the 'identity' of the new generation. - AP


http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2...ry_232247.html


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Old 29-04-2008, 03:31 PM   #2 (permalink)
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They just being racists -.-

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Old 29-04-2008, 05:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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you mean country-ist..


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Old 29-04-2008, 10:41 PM   #4 (permalink)
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might as well blame all us products..
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Old 30-04-2008, 12:04 AM   #5 (permalink)
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those people don't have a life
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Old 30-04-2008, 12:09 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Another country wants to stir up trouble...


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Old 30-04-2008, 12:31 AM   #7 (permalink)
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oh oh oh please slam me as well

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Old 30-04-2008, 12:49 AM   #8 (permalink)
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well u gotta admit it's kinda fun to see the US being bullied once in a while instead of the other way around :x
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Old 30-04-2008, 01:52 AM   #9 (permalink)
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because of their control over oil , they wanna make noise now ?


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Old 30-04-2008, 06:12 AM   #10 (permalink)
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lol...funny shit...wats nxt?


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Old 30-04-2008, 06:55 AM   #11 (permalink)
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What's next? Ban Transformers toy?
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Old 05-05-2008, 04:24 PM   #12 (permalink)
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That's crazy.
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Old 05-05-2008, 10:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
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wassup with western dolls and their culture?

... uptight country
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Old 05-05-2008, 10:43 PM   #14 (permalink)
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scare the witch doctor to use it as voodoo doll?lol......
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Old 06-05-2008, 01:50 AM   #15 (permalink)
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its sad that human being are killing each other.

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Old 07-05-2008, 07:19 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Default Re: Iranian official slams Barbie doll as 'destructive'
the US being bullied? when did that happen? dream on
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