Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Banned In Several Mideast Countries Over Lesbian Reference
Pixar’s animation ‘Onward’ has been banned by four Middle Eastern countries because of a reference to lesbian parents.
Part of the film stars police officer Specter, voice by Lena Waithe, who has been credited as Disney-Pixar’s first openly gay character.
In the animated film, lines of officer Specter include: “It's not easy being a parent... my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out, OK?”
The film has been banned in Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
In a recent interview, Waithe explained that including a line about “my girlfriend” was her idea.
“I said, 'Can I say the word girlfriend, is that cool?’ I was just like, 'It sounds weird.' I even have a gay voice, I think. I don't think I sound right saying 'Husband.' They were like, 'Oh yeah, do that.' They were so cool and chilled. And it ended up being something special.”
As the ‘BBC’ reports, Russia censored the scene by changing the word “girlfriend” with “partner” and avoiding to mention the gender of Specter, a supporting character.
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