has been banned in multiple Middle East markets due to the film’s minor reference to a lesbian relationship.
In the movie, about two teenage elf brothers in a mythical world who embark on a quest for magic, there is a passing reference to an LGBTQ relationship between two secondary characters. In the scene, the two lead characters, voiced by Chris Pratt and Tom Holland, are disguised as their mother’s centaur boyfriend, Officer Bronco, and get into a conversation about parenting with two female police officers. The purple cyclops officer named Specter, voiced by Lena Waithe, commiserates with Officer Bronco and says.
But the reference hasn’t gone down well with censors in some countries, sources have confirmed. Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have all banned the film due to the reference. The film, released regionally this week, is nowhere to be seen on cinema schedules in those territories. Other Middle East markets such as Bahrain, Lebanon and Egypt are showing the film.Onward
scene by changing the word “girlfriend” to “partner” and the local version avoids mentioning Specter’s gender.
Am I the only one that think that her nose looks like a croissant?
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Wow I’m soo shocked that the Middle East got triggered over something that’s wrong in their religion
Es bueno saber que al menos medio oriente se escapa de toda esa basura ideológica...
All movie producers in should include a gay reference in every film henceforth. Let the Middle East ban all films until they realise how silly they're being.
'Oh my goodness! These countries that historically not-woke banned a movie with just a hint of wokeness BECAUSE of that bit of wokeness! The audacity!' People. Seriously. I'm suprised you even had to report it.
I think it's a waste to use a minor character to promote acceptance. Maybe it's supposed to be a stepping stone to a bigger role, but right now it just feels like Disney's using LGBT to send subliminal messages, and that is a disservice to LGBT people.
It's not banned here I'm going to see it tomorrow you should probably be more specific and say in which countries is it banned so people won't generalise this
you guys have to respect the fact that we have our own religious beliefs and things we follow. That being said , I am not homophobic but it is haram (forbidden) to be gay , so I can see why they did it.
What was the line btw?
Im surprised the middle east never banned it cuz she looks like Dajjal 🙄 LMAOOO
Huh, nobody is gonna bring up the fact that those countries are primarily Islamic? You don’t see the pope condemning this movie.
Looks like her girlfriend gets plenty of head 🦄
Did we ask
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holy shit Disney actually kept the line in instead of cutting it out for the money what is this magic is this luck
Decision to make: Cut out reference Delete the movie [COUNTRY] picked 'Delete the movie'
:o
gay people aren’t real
I CALLED IT !!! حسبتا يا ناس !!! 🤣🤣🤣
SirGary_y I didn't need psy powers to predict this
LOL
If the thing was gonna get banned from just a character that appears for 1 scene then they should’ve just made one of the main characters gay. It’s going to get banned anyways best to not let it waste on somethin small..
Firstly, I don't think anyone is surprised because it's the Middle East, they hate just about everyone and everything out there, Secondly, how did no one see this coming given the history of LGBTQ relations out there such as Executions for homosexuality and other shit like itM
I just don't like this design. That's all.
Couldn't they cut out or dub over the offending bits? I feal like we had solutions to these problems in the 80's and people just forgot them.
🙂🙂🙂 no more cringe woman 👏 👏 👏
Remember Leela from Futurama? This is her now. Feel old yet?
What did yall honestly expect.
Wtf the sentence isn't even that deep, fuck lgtbphobic countries
Good
Why are they doing this? I mean, most Arabs in the Middle East are encouraging homosexuality as well .. except for me, but they don't criticize it in particular. But if it was about children, I don’t know
What did you all expect? I don't like that they banned it just for a lesbian character but I'm not surprised at this choice.
it would be best if k*minfo aint seeing this, its just one line kids would barely notice and it didn't affect the plot whatsoever
OWNED
Oof
Gee what a drama Queen . They could just remove that moment or change the what she sayes
Even living in America. I saw this in theaters and still heard people in the back scoff or make rude comments. It’s not just other contries that are clouded by close minded thoughts. But it’s sad to see other places because of a stupid phrase. Homophobia is beyond ridiculous
Gay stuff aside, who aproved this horrid character design? It just looks wrong
Legit awful, no good reason to keep pretending homosexuality deserves this abuse
You telling me countries ruled with sharia law and kill people for being gay don’t like animated lesbians?
I not surprised tho. It's the middle East countries all of that countries are homophobics.
Other people need to learn that the world isn’t the perfect place the so desperately want it to be
It's almost like you cant force the entire world to share your views
Bruh, who put LGBTQ+ event on the damn family friendly animation It's for kid god damn it. Kid shouldn't be allowed to see this, they are too young for this kind of issue.
So sick of this picture
Look at that bigass nose dog
Its just ONE fucking line, faith in humanity -200%(again)
me knowing damn well i’m bringing this up in my censorship in literature class tomorrow
so on that topic, is her name polly femus, or not? cus that could be a dealbreaker
It was a stupid forced line that had nothing to do with the plot of the movie
I understand if uptight Muslim countries in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman would act against Pixar Onward for even a slight LGBT portrayal But the LGBT reference is only ONE LINE! It would be more reasonable to still screen a CENSORED PixarOnward
Disney won't cut it out? Unusual.
Shocking.
Couldn't they just have censored it? I mean, it's not that difficult, all they had to do was changing some lines in the translation
And now the SJWs come screeching right after denouncing that character as 'bad representation'...
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Pay the toll!
Wow im just going to pretend I care oh wait that's impossible
Based habibi's
Bullshit! We all have our perspectives, but seriously! That's just unfair because lots of people would pay thousands and thousands of dollars to see it, expect people to like the movie, but if your really thinking that a fictional character has a 'lesbian reference' then Idk..
Sooo... whole countries are banning a movie, just for a line? Sooo... like youtube...?
Its 2020 what did y'all expect
Thanks goodness my country isn’t one of them but I won’t watch the movie anyways so
_kesteradagio nooo :((
no
Ok I don't completely agree but this is a kids movie...
Don’t care
If this is the case, they can shut up about LGBT rights in America now, because APPARENTLY gays don't have rights and representation in other countries, where, you know, it's FUCKING NEEDED!
I mean does it really matter most of the folklore in fairytales referenced in the movie are more common and well known in Western culture than in eastern culture So like already most of this movies going to appeal to a more western culture so like shouldn’t even be a problem then
i have nothing to say except bruh
Browntable: why countries like you exist
Not a shocker. At all. But it's still outrageous. We should still be just as loud and pissed, regardless of if it's expected or not
That's crazy but I don't remember asking
bruh kids need to know about things like the LGBT community because its apart of our world now, and we have to deal with it we cant just act like it isnt there. And with the internet kids find out about it one way or the other.
Good
She looks like a cop
I'm a horrible pretender.😐
Homosexuality destroys people, can't they have children and make a family They are against human nature.
Love how disneys idea of representation is a reference. That is all.
As a lesbian I wish it was banned here too
Fuck em...let them live in the Stone Age. 🌈🌈🌈🌈
Boo hoo someone doesn't think like you so what ?
So glad it made it only the UK screens in its original script, as it should be everywhere
so, what did she said that got the whole movie banned?
This had to be banned for one LGBT character that had to nothing. With the story what so ever imagine if people wanted to see the movie just to watch that one scene and leave, i mean just think about it for gods sake already jeez.
disappointed but not surprised
Smh
Awesome! Now lets make it all the Disney movies
I just hate stuff like this being forced, it's gotten worse and shoved down our throats
Wow, they gave us literally the worst representation and still got punished
Well they tried
Why are they so sensible for a cyclople 😂😂😂😂 do they need some tissue? ?
I can confirm Egypt is not one of those countries as the film is currently being shown in my local theatre.
Let’s see how long this lasts.
Gay? In a movie? That’s BAD
There are whole countries out there that torture you for something you can't even control. Yet we can't change their mindsets, because of them being stubborn. People refuse to change and rather use their 'religion' as an excuse for mindless violence. This is what creates racism.
The muzzies get it... Stop allowing Disney to do this to your children. DisneyIsEvil
I regret doing this but
AMERICAN JEWISH INTENSIFIES
so whats disney excuse for not fully fledging a lesbian character? if theyre getting banned for 1 scene
Literally just saw the film and dont recall hearing that line whatsoever
Hell yeah
Why
At leasr people wont have to see that shit of a caracther Disney could do better!!!!!
Jesus, no wonder Disney moved the Love, Simon show to Hulu. One line about a character being gay, and the whole movie gets banned?
wow we totally didnt expect this
Lol Disney about to take an L for their profit.
Crazy
Wow homophobic
Fuck...did...you...expect?
THIS is why we need the troops in the middle east, to make sure shit like this ain't happening
Yeah we all saw this coming
Good
'If this isn't the peak of LGBT representation then I don't know what is' - Some stupid fucking article months before Onwards release.
Lmao what is that
Well this has been a complete wastr
bro
AHAHAHHAHA diobrandosbitch ABAHAHHAHAH THE COMMENTZ
It feels odd to ban a film just because of one minor scene.
It's not censorship. It's localization.
the removed Persona 5 scene was homophobic
Imagine my shock. The homophobic east strikes again.
I fully expected them to just rewrite the line for other countries
Was it that hard to censor a few words?
But please continue telling me how America is a dictatorship under Trump and that LGBT people are put into re-education camps by Mike Pence.
They didn't ban it tey just changed the character
So many homophobes smh PixarOnward
As expected
Cool, their ppl will see it online and think damn why wasn't that in theaters
For me the issue isn't 'Gay character' it's 'Gay character is absolutely hideous and I will be seeing it in my nightmares.' Seriously who looked at this aborted Cyclops fetus and thought 'this is the perfect Character to represent the LGBT community'
surprisingly enough not everybody is ok with this gay shit
I feel like it shouldn't be a surprise, since Middle Eastern countries that follow the Shia, and Sunni Muslim faith, and believe in old-school conservative values that refuse to adapt to modern society since they still believe in how religion controls their government.
Not suprised.
Imagine my shock
I really hope one of those country's isnt mine.
BAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHA
How unsurprising
I forgot it did that
I get y’all are islamphobic but why the hell does it matter what different countries decide to censor out? It won’t effect you regardless
This is where the lgbtq get confused between criticize islam countries or stay quiet.
this is cursed
Is mostly Disney's Fault. This should be a Lesson for any Production about how NOT do LGBT representation. You want to put LGBT representation in your movie? Awesome. But stop treating it like if it were the Biggest deal. Do not announce it, Do not force it.
Disney actually ruined Pixar for one thing, and it's lesbian
owned
We shouldn’t expect other countries to do things we do or think the way we do.
good, some sensible countries still left.
Mickey mouse: im leaving
I kinda expect that to happen.
wow who would've thought
Edit it out if you’re so butthurt
Lmao!!!!!
Heh
disney gets less money i dont see why people are mad
Ok but why is literally every picture of this movie THAT face? She isnt even a legitimate character in the plot This one is relevant but like none of the others have been
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if its going to get banned anyway why couldnt they just have an actual queer rep in their movie
*gasp* what a twist.
i like garfield
shock 🙄
Americans should be and do whatever they want, but they should not force or influence others to be or do what they want in the name of human rights.
What country trll me fast im moving over there?
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the Middle East shows that it is bigoted and a place full of shitty people.
Was such a small detail, literally a word, worth losing Millions from Middle Eastern Markets? The LGBT community thinks it's too little, the Homophobic Countries think it's too much, like what was the point?
boy what else is new
How about islamic countries?
Why did they even bother
just cut the scene smh
Pretty Islamophobic to have icluded it smdh
wonder how they did not manage to successfully localise it like russia
I’m from the Middle East & now I understand why changing race is a thing
oh of course
Wait what? I went to see it yesterday and I didn't even noticed that 'reference'... Was it removed in the French version? But seriously, banning an entire movie for a simple sentence? That's going way too far (especially since the movie is really good)
I've been trying to figure out wtf that thing reminded me of and now I know. Like a butch diseased leela from futurama
It's one line from an unimportant character the scene could have been edited out of the film
Homosexual is a new type of virus tho...that's why we keep our children safe from it.
This is nothing new, the original sailormoon was censored In the west making two of the lesbian characters just be cousins
:'(
wait until they see the manticore and ian/barely's mum JDKFJDJFJSJC
Haha wow that's so crazy haha.. never done before hahaha.. wow haha I'm so shocked and disgusted.. ha
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Called it.
Holy shit! This was TOTALLY my face when hearing this news! So shocked! 😱
very brave of Disney to be culturally sensitive and localize their product to better suit their desired market, inshallah 🙏🏻
Welp, guess we gotta wait until Disney’s next first gay character...
Me pretending to be shocked
The line was literally “my girlfriends kids” it was o.1 seconds long and yet it’s this big of a deal
Same as usual
Oh
Fuck them parents.
ITS LOCALIZATION!!
every time I see this image it triggers my flight or fight response I fucking swear
not very surprising
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Good. Midle east contry have every right not subject children to disgust homosex propaganda. I am wish every contry would be ban this.
Don't worry guys, it's just localization. No big deal.
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Honestly I can't blame them, if were going to be represented by a easily cut out scene, then other countries would be scared to be represented like that as well!
It's a crappy char anyway, good on them for saying no to Disney.
Localization, deal with it.
I'm shocked, shocked I say...well not that shocked.
It's just localization.
They can watch it on the internet if they really want to watch it.
Bruh, it's just localization. Their culture is just different from ours.
The fuck? I saw the movie today and it was ONE line that was casually stated between coworkers. Like WHAT? If they didn't like the reference, a simple removal could be done instead of banning the whole damn movie.
its called localization sweaty, just accept other people have different cultures from your own.
Ofc, they are Muslim.
So how's that localization argument working out for you all?
Why am I even surprised
Good
Disappointed, but not surprised.
Wowww so surprising
Well done move. No reason to support something that is a violation of human nature. Not being hateful, just speaking the truth based on medical findings by CDC and other authorized medical bodies.
weird how I'll be representing Oman in a model United Nations for gender equality. 👉🏻👈🏻
Ok.
disney gonna be like 'ah, lesson learned. no more subtle winky faces to LGBTQ+ ever again. money = good'
Really?
WOW, WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING?
weebs be like pretends to be shocked butthe second we suggest there shouldn't be a homophobic scene in P5 they lose their god damn minds
I don’t know a single person who is shocked over this news.
Not surprised.
Just innocent localization
easy ban the countries
You don't fucking say
Kill it
Disney grew some balls instead of straight up just cutting the scene so they can sell in those countries? Did I just die? Are they now caring more about the message than actual money?!
People get mad at me for being NB-Phobic... These guys are the real problem, people! All I do is express distaste, while these people KILL those that are not straight. That's screwed up. I just wish NB's could get help, not for them to die. Guess I am not so bad after all.
i luv how how people like to label the US as 'HoMoPhObIc!' lol...
Their loss
Duh.
I love how everyone was ridiculing this cop for being weak representation but as soon as it’s gets banned they suddenly care.
They know they can't get China money this time so they didn't bother cutting it
we all saw it coming
Wao i never wouldve guessed
*Openly Lesbian Character in a children's show. IFIFY
Life imitates satire
I must be a Psychic/Dragon type because I FUCKING CALLED IT!
Color me shocked.
small dick energy
Nice
i ain't surprised
Good on you Disney. It maybe just the background character but instead of bending the knee you kept her in. Might watch Onward in theatres now just for this.
Say it ain't so! 😭
Its just localization
Middle East need to get out of the Stone Age
I'm sure most progressives in Western countries will call this out and be happy for Western countries to include an LGBT character. Let's just wait
All the 'it's just localization not censorship sweaty' people awfully silent on this one
bRavE ANd stUNnInG!
The virtue signalling is worth it, i guess.
Boo hoo to them
Well at least they didn't pull a Blizzard_Ent and PlayOverwatch and just make the character straight for other countries Tracer soldier76
Nigggggggggguh
And yet twitter is oddly quiet about it. As always when something like this happens.
wait what!!!!
omg banned because of one line a character said in the one scene they only appear in once in the entire movie 😌💅
oh my god no one could have seen this coming! but seriously all she says is that she has to get home to her girlfriend.
Surprising absolutely no one. Why would homophobic countries show a film with a lesbian reference?
just localize it
Wow, way to “exceed” my expectations there, Disney.
Oh Shocking
So, we attack pro-lgbtq communities like anime fans for not liking censorship and call them bigots but when the 80% of the world does it silence? Hey idiots the LGBTQ people they kill are the same race as the ones killing them. Or is that racist I don't know.
Letting it be banned and not cutting it was the best PR move they could make involving it
It's just localization remember?
It's nice seeing people who say love thy neighbor but immediately say death to us gays the very next sentence in the most extreme cases
Oh. My. God. You. Don't. Say.
You don’t say?
WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED
if this surprised anyone im going to consider you brain damaged or under a rock
And yet Disney wants to pretend they actually care What's worse is theres those that still believe they care
If the Americans wants the media to brainwash their kids its their issue, but the rest of the world hell no.
معلش 😶
It should be censored in my opinion. Children / family movies don’t need controversial scenes. Last thing you need as a parent is to explain these to children.
I know it’s shocking to Most Americans, because they never leave the bubble of the states, but outside these fine borders… The world is a much different place, and you’re not going to change them.
At least cut the scene out, good god
Not surpsing at all.
I’m hoping to show my gender fluid Cinderella movie at the Red Sea fest 2032 !
I’m hoping to show my movie at the Red Sea fest 2032 !
And their country is backward, so...
This depiction actually insults every lesbian
It was only a bit 😂 snowflakes
various media outlets should start calling those countries in the middle east man babies, sexists, racists, and Russian bots.
At least they're not editing out the scene lol. Okay if they're okay just not showing the movie in certain countries then they should just add a LGBT main character.
So like everyone predicted omg 🤨🤨🤨
Wow that's so progressive of them.
It is OK. They have higher moral standards.