One of the reviews read: "It's a shame to see Disney turn into a bunch of groomers. IMDB also listed several similar user reviews, which have since been hidden but not before being screenshotted and shared on Twitter. The film website did not immediately respond to a request for comment by the time of this writing. These audience reviews for the film disappeared from Rotten Tomatoes Wednesday afternoon, but later returned. "Stop indoctrinating our children Disney."
"Can Disney stop pushing identity politics into their movies? It's kinda inappropriate to be in a kids film (especially in animation)," they wrote. One person called for people to boycott Disney over the scene. Hollywood is so determined to rewrite most human beliefs." Screenshot/Rotten TomatoesĪnother user wrote, "When other countries ban a cartoon movie. Some are leaving negative reviews for Pixar's 'Lightyear' on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of the film's release Friday over its scenes depicting a same-sex couple. They're not interested in this sort of thing and they should not be exposed to, it's unnecessary and whether or not you want to admit it or not there is a normal. Keep politics out of entertainment for children. "The need that this culture has to push gender ideology on kids is frightening," wrote a user named AJ.
On Wednesday, reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film currently holds an 81 percent critics score, multiple fans had already left negative reviews over the movie's gay characters. It appears some fans are also likewise protesting the film over the scene.
This week, the movie was banned in 14 Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia, according to the New York Times. The scene in question was initially cut from "Lightyear," but was later restored after LGBTQ employees and allies at the Disney-owned company sent a joint statement to studio executives protesting the censorship of "overtly gay affection," according to Variety.