Rapper Snoop Dogg has yet to respond officially to backlash over his recent comments on LGBTQ+ representation in media — despite a viral comment circulating under his name that appeared to walk back his earlier remarks.
Last month, the hip-hop icon came under fire for stating that the inclusion of a queer character in Disney’s Lightyear (2022) left him “scared” to take his grandchildren to the cinema.
The character in question, Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is portrayed as a lesbian and shares an on-screen kiss with her partner — a moment that sparked controversy from some conservative commentators at the time of the film’s release.
“Teach Me How to Learn”: The Viral Comment
Last week, Snoop Dogg’s official Instagram account appeared to respond to a video by Hollywood Unlocked, in which RuPaul’s Drag Race judge TS Madison criticised the rapper’s original remarks.
“I was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons,” the comment read.
“All my gay friends [know] what’s up, they been calling me with love. My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6-year-old. Teach me how to learn. I’m not perfect.”
While the tone of the comment was widely praised as open and conciliatory, the situation became more complicated when multiple reputable outlets — including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter — reported that a representative for Snoop Dogg claimed the comment was “fake” and not written by the rapper.
“I Didn’t Come in for This”
Snoop Dogg first made the controversial remarks on the It’s Giving podcast earlier this month, recounting his reaction to the Lightyear scene during a cinema trip with his grandchildren.
“They’re like, ‘She had a baby — with another woman…’ My grandson, in the middle of the movie, is like, ‘Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman!’” he said.
“Oh st, I didn’t come in for this st. I just came to watch the goddamn movie. It f**ked me up. I’m like, scared to go to the movies now.”
He added that he felt unprepared for the questions raised and said he found the scene confronting in the context of a children’s movie.
“Y’all throwing me in the middle of s**t that I don’t have an answer for. It threw me for a loop… These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”
Lightyear Writer Responds
In response, Lauren Gunderson, a screenwriter who contributed to Lightyear, responded via Instagram, proudly defending the inclusion of the lesbian characters.
“So. I created the Lightyear lesbians,” she wrote.
Gunderson explained that while working at Pixar in 2018, she wrote early drafts of the character and felt it was a natural choice.
“A key character needed a partner, and it was so natural to write ‘she’ instead of ‘he.’ As small as that detail is in the film, I knew the representational effect it could have. Small line, big deal. I was elated that they kept it.”
“I’m proud of it. To infinity. Love is love.”
As Snoop Dogg’s representatives dismiss the Instagram comment as inauthentic, the rapper has yet to make an official public statement clarifying his stance or addressing the criticism directly.
Snoop Dogg Yet to Address LGBTQ+ Remarks Backlash, Despite Viral “Apology”
Rapper Snoop Dogg has yet to respond officially to backlash over his recent comments on LGBTQ+ representation in media — despite a viral comment circulating under his name that appeared to walk back his earlier remarks.
Last month, the hip-hop icon came under fire for stating that the inclusion of a queer character in Disney’s Lightyear (2022) left him “scared” to take his grandchildren to the cinema.
The character in question, Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, is portrayed as a lesbian and shares an on-screen kiss with her partner — a moment that sparked controversy from some conservative commentators at the time of the film’s release.
“Teach Me How to Learn”: The Viral Comment
Last week, Snoop Dogg’s official Instagram account appeared to respond to a video by Hollywood Unlocked, in which RuPaul’s Drag Race judge TS Madison criticised the rapper’s original remarks.
While the tone of the comment was widely praised as open and conciliatory, the situation became more complicated when multiple reputable outlets — including Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter — reported that a representative for Snoop Dogg claimed the comment was “fake” and not written by the rapper.
“I Didn’t Come in for This”
Snoop Dogg first made the controversial remarks on the It’s Giving podcast earlier this month, recounting his reaction to the Lightyear scene during a cinema trip with his grandchildren.
He added that he felt unprepared for the questions raised and said he found the scene confronting in the context of a children’s movie.
Lightyear Writer Responds
In response, Lauren Gunderson, a screenwriter who contributed to Lightyear, responded via Instagram, proudly defending the inclusion of the lesbian characters.
Gunderson explained that while working at Pixar in 2018, she wrote early drafts of the character and felt it was a natural choice.
As Snoop Dogg’s representatives dismiss the Instagram comment as inauthentic, the rapper has yet to make an official public statement clarifying his stance or addressing the criticism directly.
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