I would imagine that
Iran is off the table because it's an evil theocratic dictatorship that is cut off from the Free World. Boeing can't even sell replacement parts to Iran Airlines, so Disney certainly couldn't screen movies there.
Afghanistan is even worse. It's now ruled by the Taliban, and women aren't allowed in public without fully covering their faces with a Hijab. So why would the Taliban allow a Disney show featuring an uncloaked woman? That's heresy and against the law.
As for the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, they are slightly more lenient than their neighbors Iran and Afghanistan, but not by much. Pakistan has recently been branded as
"one of the worst places to be a woman", and Pakistani politicians this year demanded the the UN's International Women's Day be rebranded as "Hijab Day" and declared any women who appeared uncloaked in public should be "beaten with batons".
Fun!
That Disney+ is now trying to sell that type of anti-woman culture as a jumping off point for a Pakistani Muslim Lady Superhero is a head scratcher. And it helps explain why this Ms. Marvel thing has a small fraction of the viewership of any Disney+ series thus far.
"But early reports are coming in that viewership for Ms. Marvel is significantly lower than other Disney Plus series. SambaTV reports that 775,000 household watched Ms. Marvel in its first five days, which compares unfavorable to all the other live-action MCU shows:
- WandaVision: 1.6 Million
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: 1.8 Million
- Loki: 2.5 Million
- Hawkeye: 1.5 Million
- Moon Knight: 1.8 Million"
Ms. Marvel is the best-reviewed series in Disney Plus’s MCU, and now just 1% shy of being the highest scoring show or movie, outside of Black Panther. But viewership is low. Why?
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