Snoop Dogg has clarified remarks he made about LGBTQ+ representation in children’s movies after facing criticism on social media.
The rapper, 53, recently came under fire for comments shared on the It’s Giving podcast, where he described being uncomfortable while watching Pixar’s Lightyear with his grandson.
The 2022 animated film which is a spinoff of Toy Story, includes a subplot featuring Buzz Lightyear’s commanding officer Alisha, who is shown starting a family with her wife.
“These are kids,” Snoop said on the episode which aired on Aug 20.
“We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions! I don’t have the answer.”
The scene sparked conservative backlash at the time of the film’s release due to a brief kiss between Alisha and her partner.
For Snoop, the moment became personal when his grandson asked him how “a woman can have a baby with another woman.”
He told the podcast that he felt “thrown in the middle of” a situation he was not prepared to explain, adding that he is now “scared to go to the movies” because of the experience.
The remarks triggered widespread criticism online, with some accusing the hip-hop star of homophobia. One viral post on X described him as the “biggest sellout in hip-hop,” while another wrote, “Wait, no, this is actual homophobia,” drawing more than 350,000 likes.
In response, Snoop addressed the controversy in the comments section of an Instagram post by Hollywood Unlocked.
“Just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandson. All my gay friends (know) what’s up they been calling me with love.
He added, “My bad for not knowing the answers for a 6 yr old. Teach me how to learn I’m not perfect.”
Playwright Lauren Gunderson, who worked on early drafts of Lightyear, defended the decision to include Alisha’s storyline. Writing on Threads, she explained that when the team was developing the character, “it was so natural to write ‘she’ instead of ‘he.’”