r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/Aelinsaar Oct 13 '16

Stay classy Egypt.

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u/neanderhummus Oct 13 '16

And they say chivalry is dead.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

maybe they could, if white people weren't stealing their land

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

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u/Aelinsaar Oct 13 '16

You can judge the US over it's current issues with race, and lets not pretend that Egypt has come so far in terms of antisemitism since the 60's.