The Philippines is considering banning 'Barbie' following Vietnam's move to bar the movie's commercial release in their country over the film's depiction of a map of the “nine dash line,” a disputed representation of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.

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Philippines Considers Banning 'Barbie'

And another country is considering banning the Barbie film which is set to be released later this month. Authorities over in the Philippines confirmed its movie and TV review and classification board deliberating on Warner Brothers request for a permit to exhibit there. Monday Vietnam announced they would bar Barbie's commercial release this over the movie's depiction of a map that shows a disputed representation of China's claims in the South China Sea. Now, in the past, the Philippines has asked distributors to edit scenes out of movies. So apparently the Philippines, one of the senators was saying if they edit just that scene out, it likely would be able to be shown in the Philippines and Vietnam. But then the flip side is then this angers China and this film has already been green lit to be able to be aired in China. So now it's sort of a money thing here. Now, do you sort of risk maybe the 5 to $10 million the movie maybe brings in in the Philippines and Vietnam or do you risk the potentially tens of hundreds of millions of dollars that you lose in China? China still is the largest box office in the entire world. But it's so interesting that some, a movie that's supposed to be so benign, like the Barbie movie is now creating an international uproar already.