A brief kiss between two women in the new “Star Wars” film was cut from the version released in Singapore, local media said. “The Rise of Skywalker”, the conclusion to the nine “Star Wars” films that stars Daisy Ridley, released in the Asian city-state on Thursday.
Source: AFP
The film contains a brief scene where two minor female characters share a kiss. However, they omitted the moment in the version screened in Singapore, according to Yahoo Lifestyle SEA.
The news site reported on Friday that the film showed the women embracing but not kissing.
A spokesperson from Singapore’s media regulatory agency told Yahoo and other local online media that they cut a short scene from the release, but did not specify which one.
The spokesperson said:
“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker has been rated PG13 for theatrical release in Singapore. The applicant has omitted a brief scene which under the Film Classification Guidelines would require a higher rating.”
The agency did not immediately respond to an enquiry from AFP.
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Under the guidelines, films containing LGBT themes or content as a subplot may have a restriction to viewers aged 18 and above. Meanwhile, films focusing on homos*xuality may be hit with a 21-and-over age rating.
Although open support for gay rights has grown in recent years, official attitudes towards homos*xuality are often highly conservative in Singapore.
S*x between men remains technically illegal under a colonial-era law, albeit one not actively enforced.
The scene in “Rise of Skywalker” is the first same-s*x kiss in the franchise’s history. Some hailed it as historic. However, fans hoping for greater LGBT representation criticised the fleeting moment between two peripheral characters as tokenism.
Disney did not immediately respond to an enquiry from AFP.
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