Snoop Dogg's Lightyear remarks spark LGBTQ representation debate

Rapper Snoop Dogg said he was left “scared to go to the movies” after telling a story on a recent podcast about taking his grandson to see Pixar’s 2022 film Lightyear, remarks that have revived debate over LGBTQ representation in children’s media and prompted both criticism and defense from public figures. On the Its Giving podcast, Snoop recounted that his then six year old grandson asked how a character could have a baby with a woman, a moment he said caught him off guard and left him unable to answer in the theater.

“What you see is what you see, and they’re putting it everywhere,” Snoop said on the episode, which included an extended exchange about gender, family and masculinity. Recounting the theater scene, he told hosts: “Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman. I didn’t come in for this. I just came to watch the goddamn movie.” He added that the questions “threw me for a loop” and that he worried films aimed at young children can force parents into conversations they are unprepared to have.

The comments quickly drew backlash online, with critics calling them homophobic and some public figures urging event organizers to reconsider booking the rapper....