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Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Banned in Saudi Arabia Over Same-Sex Kiss

Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:18 am
Posted by Cs
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:18 am
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Lightyear is latest film from the studio to be banned in various Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

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Sources tell THR the decision is linked to the inclusion of a same-sex kiss in Pixar’s Toy Story prequel spinoff. The scene, involving the female character Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) and her partner, was originally cut from the film, but reinstated following the uproar surrounding a statement from Pixar employees claiming that Disney had been censoring “overtly gay affection” and Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.


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Posted by Cosmo
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:26 am to
Saudis dont want their kids groomed
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:29 am to
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:31 am to
I think shoe-horning same sex bullshite into a kids movie is absolutely retarded.

I also think the Saudis banning the movie on religious grounds when a large portion of their populace will indiscriminately rape children regardless of sex is absolutely retarded.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:32 am to
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Saudis dont want their kids groomed


The Saudis would rather do the grooming themselves.

And in far worse ways.
Posted by Esquire
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:32 am to
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Saudis dont want their kids groomed


It makes it harder to convince them to fly planes into skyscrapers
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 8:52 am to
They’ve lit so much fricking money on fire with this movie by being Woke. It should be the highest grossing animated film of all time, but they just keep stepping on their own dicks. May not gross a billion at this point.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:10 am to
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It should be the highest grossing animated film of all time
Why would that be? Toy Story 1 and 2 aren't in the top 50, and 3 and 4 are behind the two Frozens, Incredibles 2, and Minions. They're half a billion behind Frozen II.

Unless you're setting up a ridiculous goal in advance, so that you can come back here in a couple of months and proclaim, "AH HA! I told you! Another woke failure!"
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:12 am to
Maybe I’m crazy here, but I’m ok with no kissing of any kind in kids movies. Same sex, opposite sex, Hershey, whatever.
Posted by MRF
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:12 am to
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Saudis dont want their kids groomed


Sadly, nothing could be further from the truth.
Posted by TrussvilleTide
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:14 am to
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Maybe I’m crazy here, but I’m ok with no kissing of any kind in kids movies. Same sex, opposite sex, Hershey, whatever.


Yeah just avoid the situation entirely
Posted by TrussvilleTide
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:15 am to
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Unless you're setting up a ridiculous goal in advance, so that you can come back here in a couple of months and proclaim, "AH HA! I told you! Another woke failure!"


Thats exactly what he and people like Ben Shapiro will do. I bet this movie will do fine. Not going to kill it, probably won't bomb. Just fine.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:19 am to
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Toy Story 1 and 2 aren't in the top 50


Inflation and Pixar was new at the time.

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and 3 and 4 are behind the two Frozens


No one wanted Toy Story 4, and adjusted for inflation I’d say Lightyear would do around Toy Story 3 numbers. That said I’m apprehensive it could outgross Frozen 2, but it’d be the only one that would stand a chance.
Posted by OMLandshark
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:21 am to
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Thats exactly what he and people like Ben Shapiro will do. I bet this movie will do fine. Not going to kill it, probably won't bomb. Just fine.


I’m going with $850 million while it should gross around $1.3 billion. It’s still going to do fine, but I have no doubt they’ve lit hundreds of millions of dollars on fire.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:22 am to
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Maybe I’m crazy here, but I’m ok with no kissing of any kind in kids movies. Same sex, opposite sex, Hershey, whatever.
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Yeah just avoid the situation entirely

"And then the Prince looked upon the beautiful Sleeping Beauty, gently lifted her hand in his, and woke her with a gentle, loving, high-five."
Posted by FnTigers
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:25 am to
Good!
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:26 am to
"High-five the girl wowowow"

Posted by CocomoLSU
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:32 am to
Yeah, kissing is very much a part of kid movies (especially Disney), and always has been. So I don't see the big deal with a kid movie having kissing in it. I do think we can maybe hold off on the same sex stuff for a while though...that's a bit much for little children. But then again, Disney knows that and likely just doesn't care since they have agendas to fill and all of that shite.

































And on and on and on.....
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:46 am to
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and woke her with a gentle, loving, high-five."



Yep, because the only other option is a high-five. Only 2 possible options, kisses or high-fives, absolutely no other show of affection. None.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 6/13/22 at 9:47 am to
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Thats exactly what he and people like Ben Shapiro will do.



What exactly is "like Ben Shapiro"?
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