In a mural in front of Iranian consulate in Italy, Marge Simpson chops off her hair

A mural created by the street artist AleXsandro Palombo shows Marge Simpson cutting her iconic hair in solidarity with Mahsa Amini.

The mural was displayed in front of the Iranian consulate in Milan, Italy. https://t.co/phDv9gSTd5 pic.twitter.com/75AhXqr27k

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Palombo was quoted as saying by Metro UK, “The mural against the Tehran regime portrays Marge Simpson cutting her iconic hairstyle to celebrate the courage of Iranian women and to pay tribute to Mahsa Amini beaten to death by the morality police for failing to properly wear the hijab that let out a lock of hair.”

Notably, The Simpsons toys have been banned in Iran since 2012 to curb the promotion of Western culture among children, the SBS report said.

Palombo told Metro UK, “If Marge Simpson is banned from entering Iran, nothing prevents her from expressing her dissent to the regime in front of the Iranian consulate, here we live in democracy, that universal value of the right to freedom for which the brave Iranian people fight at the cost of their lives.”

Iran has witnessed widespread protests, with women chopping off their hair, burning state-mandated headscarves, chasing school officials etc. since Amini’s death on September 16. In addition, the recent disappearance and death of a 17-year-old girl, Nika Shahkarami, in Tehran has also led to a furore on Iranian social media. During the protests, Shahkarami vanished one night last month and after going missing for a week, her body was found on a Tehran street. While her relatives did not receive an official word related to her death, several activists allege she died in police custody, an Associated Press report said.