"They said the film ['Barbie'] promoted homosexuality and insulted the image of women."

Said the mayor of Noisy-le-Sec, France, quoted in "Muslim youths shut down Barbie screening for ‘promoting homosexuality’/The incident in a Paris suburb plays into anxiety about cultural conflict in France, whose government says Islamists may be trying to undermine society." 

This article is in the London Times, which I subscribe to and would like to trust to report the relevant facts, but I can't figure out what the "Muslim youths" did that shut down the Barbie screening. We're told there was an "incident" but not what it was and why it was enough to shut down what was to have been a free outdoor screening. The article quickly moves to the topic of "widespread anxiety" about Muslims "impos[ing] their traditions on French life."

The mayor is quoted saying "An incident at Noisy has been taken over by the far-right fringe to stigmatise a neighbourhood." If the "far-right" is spinning the incident, tell us what is the left-wing or moderate spin? Is not detailing what happened the best you can do? As for the mayor, he made a point of saying that "he had not mentioned the religion of the youths."

With 2 great search terms — Noisy-le-Sec and Barbie — I easily found an article in the Brussels Signal – which some sources identify as right wing — "French mayor cancels Barbie film screening due to threats of 'disruption.'" Here, we find more details, but word "Muslim" does not even appear:

According to [Mayor Olivier] Sarrabeyrouse, several municipal workers received direct threats from opponents who vowed to block the screening and destroy the equipment.

That's vague.  

“The officers called me because they felt they were in danger. I was the one who decided to cancel the screening,” he said. Sarrabeyrouse dismissed the protesters as an “extreme minority of hooligans” driven by “obscurantism” and “fundamentalism”...

“All over the world, the film sparked debate and gave rise to numerous interpretations. It provoked a reaction from the most reactionary and conservative ideologues, especially far-right, causing yet another moral panic,” he said....

The Brussels Signa presentation makes it hard to distinguish the critics of the disrupters from the disrupters!

"Obscurantism" is an important word in France, as discussed on this blog here and here. Both old posts quote this definition of Obscurantism: "the practice of deliberately presenting information in an imprecise, abstruse manner designed to limit further inquiry and understanding." Ha. That's my problem with these news articles!

ADDED: If I may rely on Grok...

The screening was abruptly cancelled just before it was set to begin at 9 p.m., after a group of approximately 10 to 15 young residents from the neighborhood confronted and pressured city workers who were installing the equipment. According to Mayor Olivier Sarrabeyrouse (from the French Communist Party, or PCF), the group encircled the agents and issued verbal threats, stating something to the effect of: "If you install [the equipment], we will dismantle everything and put an end to your session." This implied potential physical disruption or damage to the setup, and the mayor described it as threats of violence against public service agents, noting that similar incidents had occurred in the same neighborhood in the past... 

The opposers' stated reasons centered on the film's perceived promotion of homosexuality, transidentity, and what they called an "attack on the integrity of the woman," viewing it as too "woke" or ideologically objectionable. The mayor denounced these motivations as rooted in "obscurantism and fundamentalism instrumentalized for political ends," though he avoided explicitly labeling it as Islamist, instead attributing it to a "tiny minority of thugs" who likely hadn't even seen the movie....

ALSO: I asked Grok about the French use of the English word "woke." Answer:

In French, the concept of "wokeness" is most commonly referred to as "le wokisme," a direct borrowing and adaptation of the English term, where "woke" becomes "wokiste" (as an adjective for a person or idea) or simply "woke" in informal contexts.... 

Opinions on "wokisme" in France are highly polarized and often negative, framing it as a controversial ideology rather than a neutral awareness. Critics, including politicians from the right (e.g., Éric Zemmour, Marine Le Pen) and some on the left (e.g., former Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer), decry it as an imported threat to French republican universalism, accusing it of promoting division through identity politics, "cancel culture," and excessive focus on race, gender, or minority issues. It's seen as anti-French, leading to "submission" to foreign influences or even linked to broader cultural wars....

On the other side, supporters or those sympathetic to its principles (often from progressive, feminist, or anti-racist circles) argue that "wokisme" is a strawman term used to dismiss legitimate fights against discrimination, inequality, and systemic biases.... 

Polls show low support—only about 4% of French people identify with it positively—yet its ideas (e.g., inclusivity, environmental activism) influence education, media, and policy debates....