{"id":35770,"date":"2025-08-25T23:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=35770"},"modified":"2025-08-25T23:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:54:50","slug":"snoop-dogg-scared-to-go-see-childrens-movies-due-to-lgbtq-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=35770","title":{"rendered":"Snoop Dogg &#8216;Scared to Go&#8217; See Children\u2019s Movies Due to LGBTQ+ Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article__primary-video-container_1-0\" class=\"comp article__primary-video-container mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-content_1-0\" class=\"comp article-content mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-page mntl-block structured-content\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-callout mntl-sc-block-universal-callout theme-needtoknow\" data-tracking-id=\"mntl-sc-block-callout\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div class=\"mntl-sc-block-universal-callout__body\">\n<ul>\n<li>Snoop Dogg criticized LGBTQ+ representation in children\u2019s movies in an August 2025 podcast appearance<\/li>\n<li>The rapper recalled his grandson asking questions after seeing a family with two mothers in <em>Lightyear, <\/em>which he said he didn&#8217;t know how to answer<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;It\u2019s like, I\u2019m scared to go to the movies now,&#8221; Snoop said on the podcast. &#8220;Y\u2019all throwing me in the middle of s&#8212; that I don\u2019t have an answer for.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/snoop-dogg\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Snoop Dogg<\/a> is criticizing LGBTQ+ representation in children\u2019s movies as he suggests it leads kids to \u201cask questions\u201d that he says he doesn\u2019t have the answers to.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The rapper\u2019s criticisms arose during a recent podcast appearance, during which he recalled one of his grandsons\u2019 reactions to seeing a family with two mothers while watching Disney and Pixar&#8217;s 2022 movie <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/lightyear-movie-disney-plus-release-date-revealed\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Lightyear<\/em><\/a> in theaters. (One scene in the <em>Toy Story<\/em> spin-off involves a character saying she has a wife, and the couple is briefly shown kissing and later welcoming a baby son.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In the Aug. 20 episode of the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/bB6JDlXhAoE\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>It&#8217;s Giving<\/em> podcast<\/a>, Snoop, 53, recalled his grandson\u2019s reaction (in a moment that has since been removed from the episode on YouTube, but remains in a clip shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNyWLGt0hbn\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Instagram<\/a>). In the movie, the rapper told host Sarah Fontenot, \u201cThey\u2019re like, \u2018And she had a baby \u2026 with a woman.\u2019 Well, my grandson, in the middle of the movie, like, \u2018Papa Snoop? How she have a baby with a woman? She a woman!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cOh s&#8212;,&#8221; the musician recalled thinking in the theater. &#8220;I didn\u2019t come here for this s&#8212;. I just came to watch the goddamn movie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Rather than answer his grandson\u2019s inquiry about the family, Snoop said he told him, \u201cHey man, watch the movie.\u201d But the little one still had questions, asking the rapper, \u201cUh uh. They just said, she and she had a baby. They\u2019re both women. How did she have a baby?\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">According to his reenactment of the moment on <em>It&#8217;s Giving<\/em>, Snoop then shushed his grandson, said, \u201cThe movie ain\u2019t over with,\u201d and told him to eat his popcorn. (He later said he was just there to \u201cgo to sleep and watch the movie,\u201d but was instead woken up to his grandson\u2019s questions.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;It\u2019s like, I\u2019m scared to go to the movies now,\u201d the rapper \u2014 who has <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-snoop-dogg-grandchildren-8682921\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">seven grandchildren<\/a> \u2014 said. \u201cY\u2019all throwing me in the middle of s&#8212; that I don\u2019t have an answer for.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_17-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-featuredlink--people-app-promo mntl-block\">\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__left_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__left mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"people-app-promo__text_1-0\" class=\"comp people-app-promo__text mntl-text-block\"><b>Our new app is here!<\/b> Free, fun and full of exclusives. Scan to download now!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\u201cIt threw me for a loop,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018What part of the movie was this?\u2019 These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They\u2019re going to ask questions. \u2026 I don\u2019t have the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Earlier in the episode, the rapper also said, \u201cthey&#8217;re putting it everywhere,\u201d seemingly in reference to LGBTQ+ representation.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_24-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A representative for Snoop Dogg did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for\u00a0comment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_26-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Following its 2022 release, the inclusion of the same-sex embrace in <em>Lightyear <\/em>caused controversy among some markets, with countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/lightyear-banned-in-middle-eastern-countries-due-to-lgbtq-kiss\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">banning it from being released altogether<\/a>. One Oklahoma movie theater also <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/oklahoma-movie-theater-posts-warning-signs-about-lightyears-lgbtq-kiss\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">posted &#8220;warning&#8221; signs about the Disney-Pixer movie containing a gay kiss<\/a>, and told patrons it would fast-forward through the scene during screenings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The kiss was also cut from <em>Lightyear<\/em> at one point, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/pixar-lightyear-same-sex-kiss-1235209179\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>, but was later put back into the film, reportedly in response to Disney and Pixar staff uproar over former <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-apoligizes-silence-florida-dont-say-gay-bill\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek&#8217;s initial response<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/politics\/what-to-know-about-floridas-dont-say-gay-bill\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Florida&#8217;s so-called &#8220;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8221; bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">At the time, <em>Lightyear<\/em> stars <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/uzo-aduba-calls-lack-of-sleep-as-mom-a-crime-against-humanity-exclusive-8717008\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Uzo Aduba<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/chris-evans\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Chris Evans<\/a> were among those <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/chris-evans-lightyear-calls-out-critics-same-sex-kiss\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">championing the studios\u2019 decision to reinstate the kiss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snoop Dogg criticized LGBTQ+ representation in children\u2019s movies in an August 2025 podcast appearance The rapper recalled his grandson asking questions after seeing a family with two mothers in Lightyear, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35771,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35770"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35772,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35770\/revisions\/35772"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}