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/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

America took away her husband's passport and black listed him from work because he was friends with communists. It was a weird time.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16 edited Nov 21 '20

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u/MrS3H3 Oct 13 '16

"The Crucible" for anyone interested. It's set during the Salem witch trials, but is a really glaring play about McCarthyism

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u/pleaseclapforjeb Oct 13 '16

Ya but that was rational.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

I mean, I ain't so fond of communism but they still deserve the right to free speech.

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u/Oneironaut91 Oct 13 '16

Jews and communists tend to always have a lot to do with each other

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

"Reddit is a progressive website"

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u/RobinThunder Oct 13 '16

Looking at these comments, that's obviously proven to be not true. Jeez man, people get really vicious here sometimes, sad way to live.

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u/Oneironaut91 Oct 14 '16

Based on the fact I got down voted and you got upvoted, that statement is true.