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Snoop Dogg is clarifying his stance after facing backlash for comments about LGBTQ+ representation in Pixar's Lightyear. Snoop, now 53, clarified that he wasn't speaking out of homophobia, but admitted the moment in the theatre with his grandson caught him off guard.
Addressing critics on Instagram after TV personality T.S. Madison called him out, he wrote, "I was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons. All my gay friends know what's up, they been calling me with love. My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6 yr old. Teach me how to learn. I'm not perfect." He added, "My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6 yr old teach me how to learn I'm not perfect."
The rapper explained that his reaction stemmed from being unprepared in the moment, emphasizing, "All my gay friends [know] what's up." He said that since the controversy began, many of them had reached out to show support, while he acknowledged the need to educate himself.
The controversy began after Snoop described his movie experience during an Aug. 20 episode of Sarah Fontenot's It's Giving podcast. He recalled taking his grandson to see Lightyear and being surprised when the film showed Alisha Hawthorne, voiced by Uzo Aduba, with her wife and son. The scene also included a brief kiss between the two women.
According to Snoop, his grandson questioned the moment immediately. "My grandson, in the middle of the movie, like, 'Papa Snoop, how she have a baby with a woman? She's a woman!'" the rapper said. He admitted he didn't know what to say, adding, "Y'all throwing me in the middle of s--t that I don't have an answer for. It threw me for a loop. I'm like, 'What part of the movie was this? These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They're going to ask questions. I don't have the answer.'"
Amid Snoop's remarks, screenwriter Lauren Gunderson defended the inclusion of the couple, writing on Threads, "As we wrote early versions of what became LIGHTYEAR, 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."
