Iran official calls Barbie 'destructive'
- added April 29, 2008
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- jcwelker
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A top Iranian judiciary official has warned against the "destructive" cultural and social consequences of importing Barbie dolls and other Western toys.the latest salvo in a more than decade-old government campaign against Barbie, Prosecutor G eneral Ghorban Ali Dori Najafabadi said in an official letter Monday to Vice President Parviz Davoudi that the doll and other Western toys are a "danger" and 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.
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.
"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.
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.
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I have to agree that Barbie is DEFINITELY one of the negative effects of Western culture.
But, a government deciding what toys consumers buy seems a bit unfair.-
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- Binarysunset
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