Yeah, and besides, unlike with, say, the stunt they pulled on Hikaru Sulu for Star Trek Beyond or even the whole situation with LeFou in Beauty and the Beast, no one in the production staff actually indicated anything about the scene promoting homosexuality. Unless it comes directly from the Mouse’s mouth, we can’t assume they’re trying to push gay marriage. And I’m speaking as someone who is utterly disgusted at how Disney is currently doubling down on pushing homosexuality in various programs. There was far more of a hint at pushing homosexuality in The Hunchback of Notre Dame with Hugo and Djali than what I could gather from Toy Story 4 which could literally mean anything (like an aunt staying with the mom for a week, or her nanny deciding to accompany the mom to pick up the latter’s child, or anything like that. Heck, possibly even a family friend coming in to help.).
If anything, we should be more outraged over how they needlessly changed Ariel thanks to Lin Manuel Miranda helming the remake.
On Ariel..I get everyone's concern about the intent and loyalty to the original. For example, the new 007 is supposed to be female. But in that case, the original character was a guy and decidedly so. Is Ariel's race mission-critical to the story (The Little Mermaid wasn't popular in the DoodleBob home). If not, why the hubbub? For example, I wrote elsewhere that I saw a theater production of the life of Jesus where the actor playing St. John the Apostle was black. There was nobody protesting, there were no Tweetstorms, and the attendance at the performances was strong.
Could it be the issue with Ariel isn't race as much as it is about fear over content? I wouldn't care if John Galt was black in the movie. For me, the story of Atlas Shrugged doesn't hinge on the race of the main character. Now, if movie Galt was a SJW who didn't smoke I'd be PEEVED. In turn, if remake Ariel makes everything about global warming and pollution...