Just one day after its US premiere, the Buzz Lightyear movie was banned in 14 countries for showing a lesbian kiss Among the nations that took this radical measure are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia, Qatar and Lebanon. In addition, in China it is still under evaluation whether or not to allow the viewing of the film.
The scene that generated this response was a kiss from Alishacommander of Lightyear, to your partner as a greeting when entering your home. Let us remember that homosexuality is still criminalized in some countries of the region, which do not respect the rights of the LGTBIQ+ community.
The first to announce its ban was Saudi Arabia and its authorities argued that “It violates the media content standards in force in the Emirates.”
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It should be noted that the first censorship attempt occurred in March of this year. This, when the executives of Disney they decided to cut the scene during their review.
However, this fact unleashed a series of protests between the company’s workers and the filmmakers themselves, for which they were rectified: “We’re not going to cut anything, especially something as important as the loving and inspiring relationship that shows Buzz what he’s missing out on by the decisions he’s making, so that’s not going to be cut.”, notified the team of producers.
It is not the first time that the company Mickey Mouse receives criticism for giving visibility to the LGTBIQ + community. For example, during the remake of “Beauty and the Beast”, introduced the character LeFou, friend of the villain ‘Gastón’, as a homosexual. Despite all these attacks, the company has persisted in its fight for inclusion and equality in movie theaters.
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