TS Madison is sharing her thoughts on Snoop Dogg‘s comments about same-sex couples appearing in movies aimed toward kid audiences. As Blavity reported, Snoop recently came under fire after he saying he is “scared to go to the movies” because of LGBTQ+ representation in children’s films.
“Oh s**t, I didn’t come in for this s**t. I just came to watch the goddamn movie,” Snoop recalled on the It’s Giving podcast hosted by Sara Fontenot.
Unsurprisingly, the 53-year-old rapper was met with an onslaught of criticism from the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
TS Madison criticized Snoop Dogg’s ‘homophobia’
On August 25, TS Madison, one of the most prominent Black trans voices, joined According to TMZ Live, where she questioned Snoop’s views: “Snoop Dogg has historically been an advocate against censoring, and his fame is based on expression,” she said, according to The Grio. “So my question is, Snoop. You have music videos with women dancing and kissing other women, dancing naked. So why is displaying lesbian behavior in your music videos appropriate? And you are afraid to answer the questions from your grandchildren?”
“As a parent, you should also explain to your children that other things exist in the world outside of what you have deemed normal in your own home,” she added. “It’s rooted in a bit of homophobia because you’re never afraid to talk to your kids about having a little boyfriend or a little girlfriend at a certain age,” she continued. “I know that we’ve been conditioned to be able to, like, understand heteronormative activity. We’ve been conditioned because that’s all we see. We’ve always, as queer people, been pushed to the side and swept under. So it is time for us to have these uncomfortable conversations.”
What did Snoop Dogg say about same-sex couples appearing in ‘Lightyear’?
During his appearance on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop said he was caught off guard when his grandson asked how a woman in Pixar’s Lightyear could have a child with her wife.
“These are kids. We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer,” he said on the podcast.
Snoop’s take quickly stirred criticism online, leading him to be pulled from his upcoming headlining spot at Australia’s AFL Grand Final in September. On top of that, his history with homophobic and transphobic remarks dating back to the 2010s have since resurfaced.
In January, Snoop faced backlash after choosing to perform at the Donald Trump-affiliated Crypto Ball during inauguration week. In addition to losing over 500,000 social media followers, some of his peers like D.L. Hughley expressed their dissapointment.
“The very person who you perform for is doing just that: tearing this country apart, families apart. He’s dismantling DEI and affirmative action and long-set precedents,” Hughley said, per Billboard. “And every time somebody gets into a situation of their own doing, it is always ‘a communal attack’ or ‘a community’s attack.’ I mean, no. People love you, but they dislike what you did. And there’s nothing more loving than that.”
