A New Disney Princess

THE OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER


Disney is releasing a new movie at the end of this year. It is entitled "The Princess and the Frog." It's quite controversial because it is the first black Disney Princess! This is a breakthrough for the always credible Disney network (just kidding Christensen). It is extremely exciting that Disney has finally somewhat caught up with the Politically correct times. However, this movie could be potentially promoting stereotypes. First of all the Prince seems to be a much lighter skinned black man. This has caused a lot of controversy, because it has gotten the black community to suspect that Disney doesn't believe a black man rightly deserves the title of a "prince." Additionally, the firefly character (Ray) has been given a southern dialect. This has angered people because it seems like he has been given the stereotypical uneducated Southerner persona. The princess apparently transforms into a frog (sorry to ruin the plot) after kissing one. So finally a black Disney princess, yet she spends the majority of the movie as a frog? Something is wrong with this picture! Clearly Disney has been known for it's history of stereotyping. However, it does say something about our country as a whole. The creators of the film say that every decision has been carefully thought out. They are deathly afraid of scrutiny. However, Caroline Myers thinks this could possibly be taken the wrong way, not by the children, but by the adults. The NAACP and Oprah have apparently been consulted during the creation process, but when asked "Ms. Winfrey declined to comment. A spokesman for the N.A.A.C.P. said the organization had no immediate comment"(Her Prince Has Come). It's interesting that the two refuse to give their input.