Director JJ Abrams had previously announced that ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ would feature an LGBTQ character and, sure enough, the film has a scene that sees two women Resistance Fighters sharing a smooch. This, of course, doesn’t need spoilers because it’s barely background action, it doesn’t develop the story whatsoever — It’s a kiss shared by two of the most minor characters imaginable.
“A blink-and-you-miss-it LGBT kiss in the background isn’t any kind of representation worth applauding,” one Twitter user wrote.
However, apparently the scene in question is controversial enough to be censored in two Muslim-oriented countries, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. According to THR and Yahoo, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it scene has been entirely removed or shortened. Interestingly, China, which heavily censors everything, has kept the scene intact.
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is in theaters now.