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Rapper Snoop Dogg has partnered with GLAAD to support 17c起草社区IA+ youth anti-bullying initiative, Spirit Day.

The collaboration comes only months after Snoop Dogg was criticised for homophobic comments made on the It’s Giving podcast, where he talked about being confronted by same sex parents in Toy Story spin-off film Lightyear.

鈥淚鈥檓 like oh shit, I didn鈥檛 come in for this shit, I just came to watch the goddamn movie,鈥� he told the hosts.

Snoop claimed the exchange effected him so much, he no longer wanted to go to the movies for fear of being exposed to 17c起草社区IA+ culture he might have to explain.

鈥淪o that鈥檚 like this, fuck me. I鈥檓 scared to go to the movies now, like y鈥檃ll throwing me in the middle of shit that I don鈥檛 have an answer for.鈥�

In his new video with GLAAD, Snoop dons a purple shirt- the trademark colour of the anti-bullying day- and interviews openly queer The Voice alum Jeremy Beloate, where they discuss their work on children’s song, Love Is Love, featured in Snoop鈥檚 animated children鈥檚 YouTube series, Doggyland.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a beautiful thing that kids can have parents of all walks and be shown love, to be taught what love is,” he says. “Being able to have parents from all walks of life, whether it be two fathers, two mothers, whatever it is, love is the key.

“It鈥檚 teaching the situation that kids and the world is going through right now in a beautiful way 鈥� through song, dance, melody 鈥� and just trying to get more understanding, clarity, on how we live and the way we live. And I felt like this music is a beautiful bridge to bring an understanding.鈥�

“Kindness is cool, inclusion is powerful, and love always wins,鈥� says rapper

The video comes as part of Snoop Dogg’s long-running animated children’s series, where he lends his voice to one of the show’s main character’s Bow Wizzle. Beloate voices a puppy named Zippy who joins the pups for the song celebrating different family configurations.

鈥淎t the end of the day, it鈥檚 all about love 鈥� that鈥檚 what we鈥檙e teachin鈥� the kids with Love Is Love,” Snoop said in a statement.

“Partnering with GLAAD for Spirit Day just felt right, because spreading love and respect for everybody is what real gangstas do. We鈥檙e showin鈥� the next generation that kindness is cool, inclusion is powerful, and love always wins.鈥�

Snoop Dogg performed in Australia earlier this year as part of the AFL Grand Final, despite calls for his replacement following both recent and historical instances of homophobia and misogyny.

Snoop didn’t make a public statement regarding his comments, but did address the issue in the Instagram comments of an of TS Madison discussing the matter.

鈥淚 was just caught off guard and had no answer for my grandsons,鈥� Snoop wrote.

鈥淎ll my gay friends [know] what鈥檚 up they been calling me with love.

鈥淢y bad for not knowing the answers for a 6-year-old 鈥� teach me how to learn I鈥檓 not perfect 馃檶馃徔馃檹馃従馃惥鈥�