Veteran California rapper Snoop Dogg received backlash several weeks ago after he revealed he was now “scared” to watch children’s movies with his grandkids because of LGBTQ+ representation and his inability to answer certain questions the minors could ask him.
The Drop It Like It’s Hot rapper has, however, now changed his tone as he recently released a single in support of same-sex parenting on his animated children’s YouTube series, Doggyland.
Per USA TODAY, Snoop released the children’s song, titled Love is Love, on October 13, and it embraces “families of all shapes and sizes.” The song features The Voice contestant, Jeremy Beloate, who was a member of Snoop’s 2024 team.
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Snoop and Beloate sat down for a discussion that was uploaded on October 16, which is Spirit Day, through a collaboration between the rapper and GLAAD [Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]. Spirit Day is an LGBTQ awareness day, and the pair touched on a variety of topics, including bullying, ostracization, and their latest song.
“Love is Love is a record that my kids’ program Doggyland presented me where … it’s teaching parenthood, is teaching the situations that kids – and the world – (are) going through right now in a beautiful way through song, dance, melody,” Snoop, 53, said about his single.
“Just trying to get more understanding, clarity, on how we live and the way we live. And I felt like this music is a beautiful bridge to bringing understanding,” the Beautiful rapper added. “These are things that kids have questions have about, so now hopefully we can help answer these questions and help them to live a happy life and understand that love is love.”
In the song, Snoop raps: “We embrace all parents/ With a big ol’ hug/ Love is love/ And there’s nothing above/ Different families all make us great/ There’s no debate/ That’s how we relate/ Love is patient/ Love is grace/ Love is safe/ A real magical place/ I’m proud to love/ I’m proud of you/ I love my parents/ They love you too.”
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“It’s a beautiful thing that kids can have parents of all walks and being able to be shown love, to be taught what love is – because hate is taught, but so is love. And I think that being able to have parents of all walks of life, whether it’s two fathers, two mothers, whatever it is, love is the key,” Snoop told Beloate, per USA TODAY.
“And I think these kids are being loved by these great parents that are showing them an example of what family is. So I want to give a shoutout to all of the parents out there for doing such a great job with these kids.”
During a previous appearance on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop said that he became scared of watching children’s movies because of Pixar’s 2022 animated film, Lightyear, Face2Face Africa reported at the time.
Lightyear features two female characters who are openly gay and share a kiss in the movie. Snoop Dogg stated that as they were watching the movie, his grandson asked him how the female couple managed to have a child.
“Oh s‑‑‑, I didn’t come in for this s‑‑‑. I just came to watch the goddamn movie,’” the 53-year-old said, per The Hill. “It f‑‑‑ed me up. I’m, like, scared to go to the movies now. Y’all throwing me in the middle of s‑‑‑ that I don’t have an answer for.”
“These are kids,” Snoop Dogg continued. “We have to show that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the answer.”
After Pixar’s parent company, Disney, refused to cut out the openly gay characters and their on-screen kiss, countries including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates banned Lightyear from being shown in theaters.
