Disney Pixar has changed their minds again about a controversial moment it the upcoming movie, Lightyear. fatherly.com/play/lightyear…
The higher-ups restored a scene that they had previously decided to scrap after employees staged a walk-out and the company faced backlash for the decision. bit.ly/35uoZHs
Here’s what happened.
Here’s what happened.
According to @Variety, Pixar has reportedly added back a same-sex kiss scene that was cut from the upcoming Buzz Lightyear origin story.
The change of heart and decision to add the quick scene back in came after employees at Pixar Animation Studios sent a statement calling out the leadership at Walt Disney Company.
In the statement, the employees claimed executives had actively censored “overtly gay affection” in its films – even before Lightyear. bit.ly/35uoZHs
The letter explained that “even if creating LGBTQIA+ content was the answer to fixing the discriminatory legislation in the world, we are being barred from creating it.” bit.ly/35uoZHs
It appears that in response to the backlash, the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, vowing to do better to support the LGBTAI+ community moving forward, the scene was added back.
“The decision marks a possible major turning point for LGBTQ representation not just in Pixar films, but in feature animation in general, which has remained steadfastly circumspect about depicting same-sex affection in any meaningful light,” Variety writes.
Watch the Lightyear trailer here: fatherly.com/play/lightyear…
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