Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Saudi Arabia, a Middle Eastern country ruled by an absolute monarchy that dismembers its opponents if it pleases according to Islamic law, has been hit hard. because the authorities they forbid it to be released in their theaters Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the twenty-eighth film in the saga.
The director was the American Sam Raimi, on whose account, for example, the trilogy hellish possession (1981-1992) and the first about Spider-Man (2002-2007) with Tobey Maguire, and its plot includes new homosexual character: America Chavez Xochitl Gomez; who was already a lesbian in Marvel comics and was created by writer Joe Casey and artist Nick Dragotta in 2011.
It first appeared at number one on revenge in July of the same year; and it is for this reason that the censors of Saudi Arabia refuse to allow Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness exhibited in the state of the Arabian Peninsula, it cannot take us by surprise. EternalChloe Zhao (2021) I have already suffered the same fate Gay Fastos Brian Tyree Henry.
Saudi Arabia vs Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
homosexuality is illegal in the Persian Gulfboth in relation to maintaining relationships between people of the same sex or distributing any content about them, and for shariawho judges them as a grave sin in the eyes of Allah. And, like atheists and feminists, America Chavez or Saudi Fastos can end up in prison, flogging or even be executed.
In Qatar and Kuwait, it was also not visible. Eternaland it is likely that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness follow the same path. However, accounting Hollywood Reporter that censors in both countries required Marvel Studios to edit the film to allow it to be released, and Disney flatly refused; but a modified version was able to get out in the United Arab Emirates.
On the other hand, last January in West Side Story Steven Spielberg (2021) was also defenestrated in Saudi Arabia and five other Gulf states, the other three mentioned, Bahrain and Oman, due to the Anybodys character, played by actress Iris Menas, who is openly transgender. Let’s hope Saudi viewers and their neighbors find a way around the censorship.
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