{"id":1513620,"date":"2022-06-13T12:35:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1513620"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:35:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T16:35:40","slug":"disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Pixar\u2019s \u2018Lightyear\u2019 Banned In Saudi Arabia Over Same-Sex Kiss: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1513620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The scene was initially cut from the\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">movie<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0but was reinstated after the Disney controversy over Florida\u2019s Parental Rights in Education bill, which some critics dubbed the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill. The Hollywood Reporter (THR)\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/lightyear-banned-gulf-saudi-lgbt-1235163872\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">wrote<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that in \u201cLightyear,\u201d a female character named Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) greets her female partner with a kiss. This moment is what allegedly led to the movie getting banned in parts of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLightyear\u201d was banned \u201cdue to its violation of the country\u2019s media content standards,\u201d the country\u2019s media regulator said in a\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAE_Forsan\/status\/1536272169260285952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tweet<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, not specifying which standard had been violated. Industry insiders speculate it\u2019s because of the kiss between two female characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Animated Film &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lightyear?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lightyear<\/a>&#8216; is Not Licensed to be Shown in Cinemas in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uaemro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@uaemro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vY4P04NlcX\">pic.twitter.com\/vY4P04NlcX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UAE Forsan (@UAE_Forsan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAE_Forsan\/status\/1536272169260285952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">American audiences aren\u2019t entirely thrilled with the inclusion either. \u201cLightyear\u201d is a \u201cToy Story\u201d prequel spinoff that tells the origin story of the popular robot character Buzz Lightyear. It\u2019s being explicitly marketed to young children, which is why the kiss was removed in the first place, and some parental backlash is guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWhat a coincidence, it\u2019s banned at my house too #Disney #grooming #groomers\u201d one person\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Forbes\/status\/1536341535075319809\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tweeted<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in response to the news.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a coincidence- it\u2019s banned at my house too. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Disney?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Disney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/grooming?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#grooming<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/groomers?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#groomers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 nando (@elnandoalvarez) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elnandoalvarez\/status\/1536342892305858560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s not the first time a movie was banned in the Middle East for homosexual content. THR notes that in April, \u201cDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness\u201d was denied a theatrical release due to its inclusion of a gay character. \u201cEternals\u201d also included a gay superhero and a same-sex couple. Disney was allegedly asked to make edits per censors in some countries and refused. Though an edited version did appear in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It\u2019s worth noting that \u201cDoctor Strange\u201d and \u201cEternals\u201d are both rated PG-13. \u201cLightyear\u201d was given a PG rating.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The romantic relationship between the two female characters in \u201cLightyear\u201d was never hidden, as The Daily Wire\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-pixar-reinstates-same-sex-kiss-in-lightyear-film-over-so-called-dont-say-gay-bill-source-shares\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in March, but the kiss was initially cut from the final product. It was only reinstated after Disney CEO Bob Chapek got slammed for censoring \u201c\u2018overtly gay content\u2019\u201d in children\u2019s movies.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201c\u2018Nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney\u2019s behest, regardless of when there is protest[s] from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar,\u2019\u201d a <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/film\/news\/disney-pixar-same-sex-affection-censorship-dont-say-gay-bill-1235200582\/\">statement<\/a> from LGBTQ employees and allies at Pixar and Disney, given to Variety, read. \u201c[I]f creating LGBTQIA+ content was the answer to fixing the discriminatory legislation in the world, we are being barred from creating it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The kiss got added back into the movie shortly after.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLightyear\u201d premieres June 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">announced<\/em><\/a><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0plans for kids\u2019 entertainment content.)<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney\u00a0Pixar\u2019s new movie \u201cLightyear\u201d is banned in several Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), due to the highly publicized\u00a0same-sex kiss\u00a0that the studio chose to include. The scene was initially cut from the\u00a0movie\u00a0but was reinstated after the Disney controversy over Florida\u2019s Parental Rights in Education bill, which some critics dubbed &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":1513683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1513620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1513620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1513683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1513620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1513620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1513620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}