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Wonder Woman is having quite a year – from an ill-fated and short-lived appointment as the UN’s new Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment to a new film by US director Patty Jenkins, which has reaped US$571 worldwide since its release about three weeks ago.
But while some feminists have celebrated actress Gal Godot’s portrayal of Wonder Woman, Lebanon has banned the film because of she is Israeli. What, asks Lina Abirafeh, is an Arab feminist to make of it all?
What, asks Lina Abirafeh, is an Arab feminist to make of it all?
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The Lebanese government banned Wonder Woman just hours before its scheduled domestic release.
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Lina Abirafeh, Lebanese American University
Why haven't feminists noted that the film is too Western and too white?
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