A week ago, LGBTQ employees of the famous animation company Pixar, a part of Disney, accused the umbrella company Disney and its managers of being homophobic and stated that the scenes with gay content in the scripts were censored in the movies. After that, this claim about Disney drew a great reaction on social media, and the #BoycottDisnet tag quickly became the agenda on Twitter.
After the accusations that Disney followed a homophobic policy, a development took place in the movie Buzz Lightyear, which focuses on Buzz Lightyear, the beloved character of Toy Story, which is undoubtedly one of Pixar’s most popular movies. According to information from anonymous sources, a gay kissing scene, which was removed from the script of the movie, was added to the movie again after the news.
Gay kissing scene was removed from the movie
According to Variety’s report, a kissing scene between two female characters was removed from the Buzz Lightyear movie. However, this scene was added back to the film after the employee protests that occurred last week.
Disney employees protested the company on the grounds that the company did not react adequately to the situation after a bill banning the discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity discussions in schools in the US state of Florida, and it turned out that gay scenes were censored and removed from the scripts. Former Disney CEO Bob Iger denounced the bill in February, while new CEO Bob Chapek chose not to denounce the law until it is fully passed, saying, “I believe the best way for our company to create lasting change is through the inspirational content we produce.” had used the words.
Amid backlash from within the company, Chapek said in a new statement on the subject last week, “It is clear that this is not just about a Florida bill, but rather another challenge to basic human rights. Stronger in the fight for equal rights. You needed me to be an ally and I let you down. I’m sorry.” He added that Disney would increase support for advocacy groups in other states fighting similar laws.
But Chapek’s apology wasn’t enough for some LGBTQ Disney employees and supporters. After the event escalated, many Disney employees began to protest the company by striking. The strikes are expected to continue into next week.
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