Rapper Snoop Dogg is no stranger to controversy. Now he’s at the center of another culture war battle after blasting LGBTQ+ representation in children’s movies on a podcast last week. In an appearance on Sarah Fontenot’s It’s Giving podcast, Snoop Dogg discussed what it was like taking his grandson to see Pixar’s 2022 release Lightyear. When Disney’s cartoon spinoff of the Toy Story franchise referred to a same-sex couple, the rapper said he did not know how to explain the situation to his grandson.

“My grandson, in the middle of the movie, like, ‘Papa Snoop, how does she have a baby with a woman? She is a woman,” the rapper said. “Oh s—, I didn’t come in for this s—. I just came to watch the g—— movie.” Snoop said he didn’t know how to address his grandson’s questions, so he just told him to continue watching the film and stop asking questions.

“‘They just said she had a baby. They are both women. How does she have a baby? S—. The movie ain’t over with,” he continued. “I’m scared to go to the movies. Like y’all throwing me in the middle of s— that I don’t have an answer for.”

Snoop Dogg said he understood the broader need for LGBTQ+ inclusion, but when his grandson asked the questions, it stopped him in his tracks. “It threw me for a loop,” he explained. “These are kids that we have to show that at this age, like, they’re going to ask questions. They are going to ask. I don’t have an answer. And I was just there to go to sleep and watch the movie. That s— woke me up.”

Anger Online, No Sign of Apology Coming

Snoop Dogg’s viral comments were enough to earn him ire online and at least one fan’s pledge to avoid his upcoming Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final performance. As PinkNews noted, AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan has pushed back on the notion of dropping Snoop Dogg as an artist for the Grand Final performance. “I think he has the right to say that,” McLachlan said. “We’re not suggesting that he take those comments back in any way.” Despite the AFL having launched initiatives to promote inclusion and diversity in the past, it’s not expected that the rapper’s appearance will be canceled.

The Lightyear controversy isn’t new. Last year, the film was also the subject of conservative debate after including a moment featuring two women in a same-sex relationship. While critics focused their ire on the fact that it was a children’s film, others have also said it sets an important example by including diverse and nontraditional families. Chris Evans, who plays Buzz Lightyear in the film, took issue with the criticism when the film came out.

“I think the real truth is those people are idiots,” the actor said in an interview with Reuters Television. “There’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold on to what was before. But those people die off like dinosaurs. I think the goal is to pay them no mind, march forward, and embrace the growth that makes us human.”

Lightyear is one of the few films to receive less attention than Disney had initially hoped for. The film, which focuses on “the real” Buzz Lightyear, performed respectably for a mid-budget action-comedy but failed to match the success of its Toy Story brethren. With a budget of over $200 million and a global gross of just over $226 million, it was a flop by Hollywood standards and is now the butt of jokes online.

On one podcast and one Australian performance, it’s unlikely Snoop Dogg will reverse course or attempt to explain his comments any further. Whether his remarks will impact his global reputation and hit his bottom line remains to be seen, but for now, he is drawing both criticism and support for his interview.