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Pixar's Onward 'banned by four Middle East countries' over male lover reference
Pixar's latest animation Onward has been banned by several Middle Eastern countries because of a reference to dyke parents, according to reports.
The family movie will not be shown in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Hollywood media have reported.
Police officer Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, has been heralded as Disney-Pixar's first openly gay nature.
Her lines include: "It's not simple being a parent... my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, OK?"
Other Middle East countries like Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt are showing the film.
And according to Deadline, Russia censored the scene in question by switching the word "girlfriend" to "partner" and avoiding mentioning the gender of Specter, who is a supporting character.
Speaking to Variety, Waithe explained that the line about "my girlfriend" was her notion.
"I said, 'Can I say the word girlfriend, is that cool?'
"I was just like, 'It sounds weird.' I even have a gay voice, I think. I
Disney-Pixar’s latest animated escapade is about to hit our cinema screens. It’s the origin story of one of their most beloved characters – Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear. In the lead-up to its let go, online speculation soared after it was confirmed that Lightyear would include the company’s first same-sex kiss. The film’s producer, Galyn Susman, stated that the female character Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is in a “meaningful” relationship with another woman and a touch occurs between them.
In response, several countries – including the United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Egypt and Indonesia – recently announced they would be banning Lightyear from cinemas due to its “violation of their country’s media content standard” (in concise, the inclusion of Gay themes).
Susman responded by saying that no scenes would be cut, adding: “It’s great we are a part of something that’s making steps forward in the social inclusion capacity, but it’s frustrating there are still places that aren’t where they should be.”
Disney’s complicated LGBTQ+ history
While this may seem particularly progressive in a Disney-Pixar animation, it isn’t the first time online speculation has c
Disney Pulls Transgender Storyline from Pixar’s ‘Win or Lose’ Streaming Series (Exclusive)
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Pixar’s imaginative animated series Win or Lose will no longer include a transgender storyline in a later episode, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The series follows a co-ed middle academy softball team named the Pickles in the week leading up to their championship game. Each of the eight episodes center on the off-the-field being of a character and their point of view, whether it be a player, a parent, a coach or an umpire.
A spokesperson for Disney confirmed that the story arc was removed and provided the following statement to THR: “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we identify that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.”
The character remains in the show, but a several lines of dialogue that referenced gender identity are being removed. A source close to Defeat or Lose said the studio made the ruling to alter course several months ago.
Disney declined to comment on any further details.
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Pixar Execs Made Employees Scrub ‘Inside Out 2’ For Any Hints of Gayness
It’s no secret that Disney/Pixar movies are severely lacking in queer representation, with an occasional background bone thrown to us, but after reading this article about what went on behind-the-scenes while Pixar made a sequel to the beloved Inside Out, many are wondering if we’ll ever see a major queer character from the studio.
On highest of firing 14% of their staff before the production came out, essentially negating their ability to receive a bonus from the success of the movie (and it was a VERY successful move), sources say that there was a thrust to essentially “de-gay” Inside Out 2 as much as possible, as a direct result of the backlash from the BLIP ON THE RADAR lgbtq+ kiss in the movie Lightyear. They attributed the blunder of that production (that movie that was, I’m sorry, very boring) to that one terse kiss, and worked extra hard to try to retain Riley and Val in the brand-new movie from seeming anything but platonic.
This is ridiculous for many reasons. One, that’s definitely not why Lightyear failed. In fact, it’s probably the only reason some
ICYMI: Employees at Disney, ESPN, Pixar Speak Out in Support of Homosexual Community, Plan Staff Saunter Out
Today, LGBTQ+ employees and their allies at the Walt Disney Corporation are organizing a staff walk out to summon for more meaningful deed to stop Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill. The walkout, an example of employees demanding more from their leaders, comes as employees at two Disney-owned entities recently took commendable actions in support of the LGTBQ+ community. During ESPN's coverage of the women's tournament on Sunday, announcers Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck observed a moment of silence to express their opposition to Florida's “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill, as well as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in states across the country. And Pixar has restored a same-sex kiss in the upcoming feature film “Light Year,” after it had previously been removed.
Employees’ common outcry, alongside the Human Rights Campaign’s announcement rejecting Disney’s donation until they take meaningful action, led to CEO Bob Chapek apologizing to his employees and committing to suspend all political giving in Florida. HRC has been in touch with Chapek and other leaders at Disney in recent days ab