The new Disney-Pixar Lightyear movie based on the Toy Story character has been banned in 14 countries for a small reason.
The latest Disney-Pixar movie,Light year, opens today in Australian cinemas, but not all countries will be so lucky.
As many as 14 countries in Asia and the Middle East are denying permission for the boy’s film to be shown due to a same-sex kiss.
Indonesia does not completely ban it, but they suggest that “the film’s owner thinks of his audience in Indonesia, where a scene of LGBT kisses is still considered sensitive.” Indonesia is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world.
Alongside, the Malaysian Film Censorship Board has refused to screen the film without a cut. China, the world’s largest film market, is also unlikely to screen the film.
Homosexuality is still criminalized in many countries in the Middle East, so it is not surprising that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published a tweet from the Media Regulatory Office of the Ministry of Youth and Culture of the country in which he says that the film “does not have a license for public screening in all cinemas in the country.” the United Arab Emirates, for violating the country’s media content standards. “
For its part, Disney has so far refused to make any changes. So what’s the point of all this fuss?
Light yeardirected by Angus MacLane of Looking for Doryis a sci-fi action-adventure based on the fictional movie a Toy history where Andy’s Buzz Lightyear toy comes from.
Follow the story of Buzz Lightyear, a space guard who desperately tries to correct a mistake and get his people off an alien planet.
The subplot? Her best friend and commanding officer, Alisha Hawthorne, is left behind to run the colony from the ground. As he does so, we see his great joy as he falls in love and forms a family. The “controversial” kiss? A quick pecking order between Hawthorne and his wife.
That said, it’s not like Disney hasn’t sparked much controversy about how the LGBTQI + community is treated.
Earlier this year, when Florida introduced the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the Walt Disney Company was widely criticized for not commenting on it, despite being a company that prides itself on a culture conducive to LGBTQI +.
After Disney workers staged protests, as well as public pressure, Disney CEO Bob Chapek finally denounced the law.