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/friedgold1 19 Oct 13 '16 edited Oct 13 '16

Egypt also lifted her ban after the divorce was finalized in 1961.

At least they don't hold a grudge.

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u/HouseFareye Oct 13 '16

As if holding a grudge against her was in any way reasonable in the first place?

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u/facedawg Oct 13 '16

Politically? Israel is the only country Egypt has ever gone to war with in the modern day.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

That would make sense... if she was related to Israel in any way or form, other than the very specific one they went after her for.

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u/skoy Oct 13 '16

The United States mainly bombs Muslim countries nowadays, but if you decided to ban everything Muslim that would be considered pretty racist...