‘Lightyear’ Writer Reminds Snoop Dogg Exactly Why Film’s Lesbian Couple ‘Matters’

Lauren Gunderson — who’s credited for contributing “further screenplay materials” for “Lightyear” — revealed on Threads that she “created” the lesbians when, whereas writing early variations of what would later turn out to be the movie again in 2018, “a key character wanted a associate.”

“It was so pure to jot down ‘she’ as an alternative of ‘he,’” wrote Gunderson in a part of a sequence of posts on Wednesday.

“As small as that element is within the movie, I knew the representational impact it may have. Small line, massive deal. I used to be elated that they stored it. I’m pleased with it. To infinity. Love is love.”

The movie — which serves as an origin story for Buzz Lightyear of the “Toy Story” films — sees Alisha Hawthorne, Buzz’s finest good friend and commanding officer, married to a different girl and sharing a kiss.

Snoop, on a recent episode of the “It’s Giving” podcast, stated his grandson requested him how a lady may have a child with one other girl whereas watching “Lightyear” collectively.

“Ah, shit. I didn’t are available in for this shit, I simply got here to observe the goddamn film,” stated the rapper, who as soon as informed JS that he supported homosexual marriage and once had a cameo on the groundbreaking lesbian TV drama “The L Phrase” again in 2004.

He later added, “It threw me for a loop. I’m like, these are children, we now have to indicate that at this age? They’re going to ask questions. I don’t have the reply.”

Gunderson — who wrote that Snoop “sucks” and hopes “he joins the side of Love 🙂” — famous that she had “little or no to do with the ultimate script” as she was one of some writers over the course of a number of years.

She added that she’s proud to see a “completely satisfied queer couple” onscreen, nonetheless, even when it’s just for a couple of seconds.

“I do know they received a variety of shit for this inclusion, however stuff like this issues as a result of lovely love like this exists,” Gunderson wrote.