Disney Disaster: United Arab Emirates
Bans Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ over Lesbian Kiss
Posted By: Beardo, 6/13/2022 11:43:29 AM
UBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Monday banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature “Lightyear” from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters. The decision by the UAE comes as Malaysia also reportedly will ban the film, raising the possibility other Muslim-majority nations could follow suit on one of Disney’s biggest animated films of the year as the film industry comes out of the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.
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