Bizarre Things That Have Been Banned By Various Governments (25 Photos)
Here we have a collection of bizarre bans instituted at one time or another by States around the world . Have a look and a laugh …
We can easily envision some of the more totalitarian states around the globe proscribing certain names , as a matter of fact Saudi Arabia just issued an edict banning certain “Christian” names , but Denmark ? The land of anything goes , in the “tolerant” EU ?
Here is one more example , again from a “tolerant” EU country , this time France …
Yes readers , apparently French culture is such a delicate flower that the authorities felt the need to protect their citizens from the well known effects of addiction to the famous American condiment . We guess the “haughty French looking” Senator , er , Secretary of State John “Heinz” Kerry does not wield the clout his shrew of a wife would prefer .
Along with these two bizarre bans the reader can see which countries felt the need to ban such other mundane items as chewing gum , the color yellow , Scrabble and even Valentine’s Day . Visit the Chive to see more .
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I could actually go for a couple of those. Specifically 19. Bangladesh plastic bags and
9. Singapore chewing gum all over the streets. They seem pretty sound to me 🙂
They are two of the less ridiculous choices agreed , but rather than ban things that take away choices from the individual isn’t there a way to get people to behave more responsibly without government intervention ?