Toy Story 4 has been dominating the summer box office for a few weeks, but now it is making headlines for a controversial reason.
A conservative group is calling for a boycott of the film because of a short scene that they say is "dangerous" for how it normalizes same-sex couples.
The highly anticipated conclusion to the Pixar series landed in theaters on June 21 and has been praised by critics and fans alike.
These rumors proved to be untrue, and the movie reunited Woody with his previous love interest, Bo Peep.
There is a brief scene where parents are dropping their children off at kindergarten. In the background, there appears to be a same-sex couple dropping off their child.
The characters have no dialogue and are only seen in these brief moments.
Many thought it was a great way to normalize same-sex families and add diversity to the film.
The studios have expanded their casts to include more diversity. Disney recently announced that Halle Bailey, a black actress, would be portraying Ariel in the live-action Little Mermaid.
Diversity comes in many forms and many feel it's important to see minorities of all backgrounds represented in films.
A conservative group called One Million Moms has called for a boycott of the film.
"Toy Story 4 is the last place parents would expect their children to be confronted with content regarding sexual orientation. Issues of this nature are being introduced too early and too soon. It is extremely common yet unnecessary," the group said.
Quite a few people Tweeted their anger over the scene.
"Toy Story 4 has just hit cinemas, but one thing we did not expect to see was LGBTQ characters. No matter how insignificant to the overall story they were, Disney still felt it was necessary to include them," the group said in a statement on their website.
Considering they were in the background, it would have been easy to miss.
Pixar loves adding the tiniest details, so it can take multiple viewings to really take in their films.
Same-sex families exist and many thought that the studio was recreating a realistic classroom dynamic.
This isn't the first time One Million Moms has launched a boycott. They have also protested shows like The Powerpuff Girls, Steven Universe, and Arthur for including LGBTQ characters in the past.
This blink-and-you'll-miss-it scene has caused a lot of controversy.
In Finding Dory, there is a brief scene showing two women approaching a stroller, only to find that their baby has been replaced by Hank the octopus.
Similar to Toy Story 4, the studio never explicitly confirmed if the women were a same-sex couple, but many viewers interpreted them as one.
