D'oh! Iran bans The Simpsons dolls Iranian newspaper Shargh reported the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults took the decision to block the promotion of Western culture. The report quoting the institute's Mohammad Hossein Farjoo did not specify why the Simpsons made the blacklist. But he notes that any doll on which genitals are distinguishable, as well as dolls of adults, are banned. Since the 1979 Islamic revolution that ousted a pro-Western monarchy, Iran has tried to fight Western cultural influence.