Rapper Snoop Dogg says he's hesitant to take his grandchildren to the movies after watching Pixar's Lightyear, which features a same-sex couple raising a child.
Speaking on the "It's Giving" podcast, Snoop recalled being caught off guard when his grandson asked how two women could have a baby. He said he wasn't prepared to answer and added, "I just came to watch the movie… it messed me up."
The 2022 film was banned in several countries over its LGBTQ representation, though Disney stood by its decision not to cut the content.
Snoop's comments have reignited debate around LGBTQ inclusion in family films and how young audiences are exposed to those themes.
Pixar employees have previously criticized Disney leadership for attempting to remove LGBTQ storylines from the animation studio's projects. In a 2022 statement signed by the "LGBTQIA+ Employees of Pixar & Their Allies," workers accused corporate executives of attempting to remove "nearly every moment of overtly gay affection … regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar."
"We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were," the employees wrote. "Even if creating LGBTQIA+ content was the answer to fixing the discriminatory legislation in the world, we are being barred from creating it."
The statement followed a company-wide memo from former Disney CEO Bob Chapek explaining Disney's decision not to publicly respond to a proposed Florida law to restrict lessons about gender and sexuality in public school classrooms. In the memo, Chapek expressed Disney's "unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ+ community" and said "the biggest impact we can have in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce."
