Snoop Dogg Is “Scared To Go To Movies” Over Potential LGBTQ+ Content

Snoop Dogg explained why he is not a fan of LGBTQ+ characters in movies made for children in a new interview.

Speaking on the It’s Giving podcast with host Sarah Fontenot, the rapper detailed his experience while watching 2022’s Lightyear. The animated film features a same-sex couple who share a cartoon kiss on screen.

“What you see is what you see, and they’re putting it everywhere,” exclaimed the 53-year-old. “Why my grandson in the middle of the movie like, ‘Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman?’..Oh sh*t, I didn’t come in for this sh*t. I just came to watch the goddamn movie.”

He continued, “So it’s like, f**k me, I’m scared to go to the movies now. Like, y’all throwing me in the middle of sh*t that I don’t have an answer for,” adding, “It threw me for a loop. We have to show that at this age? Like, they’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”

Lightyear is a spinoff of Toy Story starring Chris Evans voicing the titular character. The character that scared the Doggystyle rapper is a space commander, and best friend to Buzz, Alisha, who is voiced by Uzo Aduba.

After the rapper’s opinion made rounds on social media, he was criticized as homophobic for the take. One user on X even labeled the veteran, “Biggest sellout in Hip-Hop.”

When released, Lightyear faced backlash and was even banned in certain regions for featuring a lesbian couple. According to Variety, the film was prohibited in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and Kuwait, among other West Asia territories, because of the short kiss.

The outlet reported the scene was initially removed from the movie; however, it was added back to the final cut after pushback from animators in an open letter where they exclaimed that Disney had demanded cuts, censoring “overtly gay affection” and in protest against Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.