The new Pixar movie 'Lightyear' is generating so much controversy in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries that they have outright banned the film. Here's what you need to know
is generating so much controversy in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries that they have outright banned the film. Here’s what you need to know.Pixar’s “Lightyear” is being banned in 14 countries in the Middle East and Asia because in the film, the character Alisha Hawthorne is in a relationship with a woman. They also share a brief, same-sex kiss.In 2006, executives at Disney, Pixar’s parent company, initially asked to cut the scenes from the film.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek responded to the backlash among employees by promising to put back the same-sex scene and relationship into “Lightyear.” “It’s tough to not be a little frustrated that it even has to be a topic of discussion,” actor Chris Evans, who voices the character of Buzz Lightyear,
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