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An Oklahoma movie theater has walked back its initial decision to fast-forward through a same-sex kiss featured in Disney's Toy Story spinoff, Lightyear following significant criticism online.
The management team of the 89er Theater in Kingfisher, Oklahoma posted a sign on the theater's front door warning parents about "a same-sex kissing scene within the first 30 minutes," promising to fast-forward through it while acknowledging its efforts to prevent patrons from seeing it “might not be exact.”
An image of the sign—which quickly went viral—can be seen below.
\u201c89er Theater in Kingfisher, Oklahoma is paying someone to fast forward through the same sex kiss in Lightyear\u201d
 — Frances Danger (@Frances Danger)
        1655754091
@FrancesMFDanger/Twitter
The theater's owner later told local news station KOCO 5 it would show Lightyear uninterrupted and the sign had been taken down.
At least one patron who spoke to the news outlet felt the fuss over the characters who share the same-sex kiss—one of which, Hawthorne, is voiced by Orange is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba—was overblown.
Jill Stuever, a woman who took her two sons to see the film, said the scene "was like two seconds, maybe like one second if you were really paying attention."
Stuever is correct, as you can see below.
www.youtube.com
The news the sign was removed was widely welcomed.
But the movie theater's owners were not above further criticism.
\u201cOklahoma has an over abundance of idiots living there.\u201d
 — Send me cash (USPS Only) (@Send me cash (USPS Only))
        1655913292
\u201cI really enjoyed Lightyear, and I hope there's a lot more pearl-clutching agitation about it so that it can get the attention it deserves.\u201d
 — Catherine Devlin (@Catherine Devlin)
        1655913780
\u201cIt\u2019s a second (if that) long peck on the lips hello. Judging from the outcry you\u2019d think it\u2019s a 5 minute slo-mo tongue bath set to an orchestral version of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Crazy in Love.\u201d
 — Elizabeth Weitz \ud83d\udc9b (@Elizabeth Weitz \ud83d\udc9b)
        1655980067
\u201cJesus Christ! Some people are pathetic\u2026 they read \u201csame sex kiss\u201d and their minds automatically go straight to xxx gay sex scene. Get your minds out of the gutter clowns.\u201d
 — Natasha Lopez \u2790 (@Natasha Lopez \u2790)
        1655930840
\u201cRight-Wingers need to GROW up and face reality. \ud83e\udee4\u201d
 — \u26a1\ufe0fScarletRider\u2019sGeekCorner\u26a1\ufe0f (@\u26a1\ufe0fScarletRider\u2019sGeekCorner\u26a1\ufe0f)
        1655927203

\u201cI wish these places would just secede already. Everyone would be happier.\u201d
 — Daniel Mendelsohn (@Daniel Mendelsohn)
        1655912733
\u201cRidiculous. I applaud #PixarLightyear fighting to keep this scene. \nhttps://t.co/ZpaDsuhBSu\u201d
 — \u212d\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd29 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd1f\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b \ud83d\udd96 \ud83d\ude80 (@\u212d\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd29 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd1f\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b \ud83d\udd96 \ud83d\ude80)
        1655997836
\u201cThink for the children! If they see this same sex couple who is together on screen for less than two minutes, they'll get converted to the ways of the sith!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n(This is a joke)\u201d
 — Bunion J (@Bunion J)
        1655980519

\u201cBigotry makes people do strange things\u201d
 — Zack Hunt (@Zack Hunt)
        1655912191
Disney had initially bowed to homophobic pearl-clutching over the scene.
They chose to restore it following pushback from LGBTQ+ employees of its Pixar division, who said they had "personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were."
Earlier this week, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz commented on the film by complaining about "lesbian toys."
Cruz added "last time I checked, most toys are kind of androgynous" and they are "usually without genitalia." He suggested if Disney must make films with such content, then it should choose to air it only on Cinemax, a network Disney does not own.
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An Oklahoma movie theater has walked back its initial decision to fast-forward through a same-sex kiss featured in Disney's Toy Story spinoff, Lightyear following significant criticism online.

The management team of the 89er Theater in Kingfisher, Oklahoma posted a sign on the theater's front door warning parents about "a same-sex kissing scene within the first 30 minutes," promising to fast-forward through it while acknowledging its efforts to prevent patrons from seeing it “might not be exact.”

An image of the sign—which quickly went viral—can be seen below.

\u201c89er Theater in Kingfisher, Oklahoma is paying someone to fast forward through the same sex kiss in Lightyear\u201d
— Frances Danger (@Frances Danger) 1655754091

@FrancesMFDanger/Twitter

The theater's owner later told local news station KOCO 5 it would show Lightyear uninterrupted and the sign had been taken down.

At least one patron who spoke to the news outlet felt the fuss over the characters who share the same-sex kiss—one of which, Hawthorne, is voiced by Orange is the New Black actress Uzo Aduba—was overblown.

Jill Stuever, a woman who took her two sons to see the film, said the scene "was like two seconds, maybe like one second if you were really paying attention."

Stuever is correct, as you can see below.

www.youtube.com

The news the sign was removed was widely welcomed.

But the movie theater's owners were not above further criticism.

\u201cOklahoma has an over abundance of idiots living there.\u201d
— Send me cash (USPS Only) (@Send me cash (USPS Only)) 1655913292

\u201cI really enjoyed Lightyear, and I hope there's a lot more pearl-clutching agitation about it so that it can get the attention it deserves.\u201d
— Catherine Devlin (@Catherine Devlin) 1655913780

\u201cIt\u2019s a second (if that) long peck on the lips hello. Judging from the outcry you\u2019d think it\u2019s a 5 minute slo-mo tongue bath set to an orchestral version of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Crazy in Love.\u201d
— Elizabeth Weitz \ud83d\udc9b (@Elizabeth Weitz \ud83d\udc9b) 1655980067

\u201cJesus Christ! Some people are pathetic\u2026 they read \u201csame sex kiss\u201d and their minds automatically go straight to xxx gay sex scene. Get your minds out of the gutter clowns.\u201d
— Natasha Lopez \u2790 (@Natasha Lopez \u2790) 1655930840

\u201cRight-Wingers need to GROW up and face reality. \ud83e\udee4\u201d
— \u26a1\ufe0fScarletRider\u2019sGeekCorner\u26a1\ufe0f (@\u26a1\ufe0fScarletRider\u2019sGeekCorner\u26a1\ufe0f) 1655927203

\u201cI wish these places would just secede already. Everyone would be happier.\u201d
— Daniel Mendelsohn (@Daniel Mendelsohn) 1655912733

\u201cRidiculous. I applaud #PixarLightyear fighting to keep this scene. \nhttps://t.co/ZpaDsuhBSu\u201d
— \u212d\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd29 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd1f\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b \ud83d\udd96 \ud83d\ude80 (@\u212d\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd29 \ud835\udd17\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd2a \ud835\udd0a\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd1f\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b \ud83d\udd96 \ud83d\ude80) 1655997836

\u201cThink for the children! If they see this same sex couple who is together on screen for less than two minutes, they'll get converted to the ways of the sith!!!!!!!!!!!!!\n(This is a joke)\u201d
— Bunion J (@Bunion J) 1655980519

\u201cBigotry makes people do strange things\u201d
— Zack Hunt (@Zack Hunt) 1655912191

Disney had initially bowed to homophobic pearl-clutching over the scene.

They chose to restore it following pushback from LGBTQ+ employees of its Pixar division, who said they had "personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were."

Earlier this week, Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz commented on the film by complaining about "lesbian toys."

Cruz added "last time I checked, most toys are kind of androgynous" and they are "usually without genitalia." He suggested if Disney must make films with such content, then it should choose to air it only on Cinemax, a network Disney does not own.

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