Buzz Lightyear just came out as a huge queer ally, now cue the conservative outrage
Lady Gaga soundtracks the clip.Buzz is an ALLY (now canon) #disney #waltdisneyworld #hollywoodstudios #toystory #buzzlightyear #pride #pridemonth #ally Given the video appeared during Pride Month, many are joking that this marks Lightyear out as an obvious LGBTQ+ ally.Others wondered how Tim Allen, who voiced Ligthyear in the original Toy Stories movies, would react.“Tim Allen is somewhere screaming right now!
I LOVE IT!” was one well-liked comment.Another said, “You can’t tell me Buzz isn’t at least a little bi. Come on, there’s definitely some underlying tones with Woody!”Someone else quipped, “Well, it gives me meaning to his line of ‘Any doubt I had was pounded out of me at the academy’.”Disney’s commitment to include queer representation within recent movies, and to embrace Pride Month with merchandise, has drawn the ire of many on the far right of the political spectrum.
When Disney spoke out against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, it made them a target for Governor Ron DeSantis. He has since endorsed steps to strip Disney of its autonomous power within the state.Others slammed Disney over another recent TikTok video.
It showed a mustached employee working as a “Fairy Godmother Apprentice”, wearing a dress, and welcoming kids to Disneyland’s Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique in Anaheim, California.
