Let’s talk about how Snoop Dogg recently made some comments about LGBTQ+ scenes in kids’ movies. Some people are saying he’s not down with it, while others are defending him and saying everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.
It’s sparked a bit of a debate online, with some folks saying it’s important for kids to see different types of families and love represented in media, and others saying they just want to stick to the classics without any controversial stuff.
After taking one of his seven grandchildren to see Disney’s Lightyear, the “Gin and Juice” rapper recalled being shocked to see an LGBTQ+ couple represented on the screen.
“It’s like, I’m scared to go to the movies now,” Snoop said on the Aug. 20 episode of Sarah Fontenot’s It’s Giving podcast. “Y’all throwing me in the middle of s–t that I don’t have an answer for.”
During one scene in the 2022 Toy Story spinoff, female character Alisha Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) notes that she has a wife. The couple is later shown kissing and goes on to welcome a son.
“It threw me for a loop,” he continued. “I’m like, ‘What part of the movie was this?’ These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”
Indeed, the 55-year-old said that the moment sparked many questions from the little one.
“My grandson, in the middle of the movie, like, ‘Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman,’” he recalled. “She a woman.”
And in response, Snoop simply said at the time, “Hey man, watch the movie.”
But in reality, he was thinking to himself, “Oh s–t. I didn’t come here for this s–t. I just came to watch the goddamn movie.”
What do you think about Snoop’s comments? Do you think it’s important for kids to see LGBTQ+ representation in movies, or do you think it’s best to keep things more traditional?
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