Snoop Dogg is known for being outspoken, but his latest comments about LGBTQ+ representation in children’s films are raising eyebrows.
The rapper recently appeared on the It’s Giving podcast, where he shared that watching Pixar’s 2022 film Lightyear with his grandson left him uneasy. The movie includes a subplot in which Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, marries her partner and raises a child.
Caught Off Guard at the Theater
Snoop said he wasn’t expecting his grandson to ask questions during the film’s family montage, which depicts two mothers raising their child.
“Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman!” his grandson asked in the middle of the movie.
The rapper admitted he had no good response. “I just came to watch the movie. I wasn’t ready for this conversation,” he recalled.
“Scared to Go to the Movies”
The exchange stuck with him. Snoop told the hosts that he now feels hesitant about taking his grandkids to see animated films.
“It messed me up. I’m like, scared to go to the movies. Y’all throwing me in the middle of stuff that I don’t have an answer for,” he said.
He went on to question whether children should be introduced to LGBTQ+ themes at a young age. “These are kids. They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer,” he said.
Why Lightyear Sparked Debate
While Snoop’s comments add another voice to the conversation, Lightyear had already been the subject of controversy before its release. The film drew headlines for being the first Pixar movie to prominently feature a same-sex couple, along with Disney’s first same-sex kiss in an animated feature.
The kiss was nearly cut from the final version, but after internal pushback from Pixar employees, Disney reinstated the scene. Workers accused the company of censoring LGBTQ+ content in past projects and pushed for the moment to remain intact.
Pop Culture Meets Changing Storytelling
For decades, Disney and Pixar films have introduced kids to stories about love, family, and identity. For some viewers, representation of queer families is long overdue. For others, like Snoop, it raises uncomfortable conversations in the theater aisles.
