Snoop Dogg is facing mounting pressure in Australia after a senator demanded he be dropped from the 2025 AFL Grand Final over his recent podcast comments and past lyrics.
The West Coast rapper was called a “slur merchant” by Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young during a speech in Parliament, where she urged the Australian Football League to cancel his headline performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday (September 27).
She slammed the league’s decision to pay the Hip-Hop icon $2 million, arguing the money should instead support local musicians.
“The AFL is a cultural institution, and cultural institutions like this should be backing the rest of our cultural institutions — our artists, our musicians and our music industry right here at home,” Hanson-Young said.
She pointed out the contrast between the league’s treatment of Adelaide Crows player Izak Rankine, who was suspended for using a homophobic slur, and its decision to book Snoop Dogg.
“The irony is not lost on many of us that while Izak Rankine gets dumped, Snoop Dogg gets $2 million to play his misogynistic, homophobic music on our turf,” she said.
Hanson-Young called on the AFL to “have the guts to rethink this decision.” She added, “Dump Snoop Dogg and put in place an Aussie artist.”
Snoop Dogg “Scared” Over LGBTQ+ Content In Movies
The backlash intensified after Snoop Dogg made remarks on a podcast about LGBTQ+ representation in children’s films.
He recalled taking his grandson to see the 2022 animated movie Lightyear, which features a same-sex couple raising a child.
“My grandson … in the middle of the movie, asked, ‘Papa Snoop? How can she have a baby with a woman? She’s a woman!’” he said.
Snoop continued, “I didn’t come here for this s###. I just came to watch the g##### movie,” and added, “I’m scared to go to the movies now. Y’all throwing me in the middle of s### that I don’t have an answer for.”
F### Snoop pic.twitter.com/H9bTqeZr9C
— Nurses Against Dick Pics. 🪷🇺🇦 (@ClaudetteGGibs1) August 24, 2025
In response to the criticism, AFL CEO Andrew Dillon defended the decision to book Snoop Dogg.
“It’s crucial to remember that we engaged Snoop Dogg as the person he is today,” Dillon said. “He has been open about his past, has evolved, and is now a grandfather and philanthropist who supports youth rehabilitation.”
As of now, the AFL has not announced any changes to the Grand Final entertainment lineup.
Related