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WesleyanA (f)
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the classic princess from snow white, sleeping beauty, beauty and the beast, to the little mermaid etc, are all white. but we've had an asian mulan, middle eastern jasmine, native american pocahontas, so that's good. but finally, a black disney princess!!  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17524865/the movie is set to be released in 2009. what do you guys think? do you feel that this is important? does it matter? |
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naijacutee (f)
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Doesn't matter to me - Disney is just trying to promote their sales and I have nothing against that 
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WesleyanA (f)
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lol.
but no doubt their films play a HUGE role in our society.
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iice (f)
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Yup have read about that some while back
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chuckdee4 (m)
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Who cares its just a cartoon, they should not bring race into cartoons now, because no one really noticed that most princesses were white, quite frankly no one cares what colour they decide to make their prince's and princesses
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Seun (m)
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Hmmm. Wasn't Mulan quite black? Why does the first black princess have to be a frog princess?  |
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WesleyanA (f)
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lol. mulan is Asian. Chinese to be exact.  i think they've changed the name to "the princess and the frog" or something like that. i'm not exactly sure |
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WesleyanA (f)
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because no one really noticed that most princesses were white, quite frankly no one cares what colour they decide to make their prince's and princesses that's what you think. but to be quite honest with you, people do pay mind, even if it is subconsciously. |
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spoilt (f)
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who says no one noticed? quit playing.  |
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tpia
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Disney has cast every race except the black one in most of their Princess movies. Its about time they had a black princess. The problem is can they portray her in a culturally sensitive way that wont antagonize or be offensive to blacks (or any race). The black princess will also have to be acceptable to non-blacks, ie someone they can identify with. Its a tricky situation, as they could loose money if they arent careful. Even Tarzan (one of my favorite Disney movies by the way), was set in Africa but had white main characters. I don't have a problem with that though. The movie is good, whichever way you look at it. The Lion King (another classic), also set in Africa, had no humans at all. The list of Disney princesses so far: Snow White - (white) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Cinderella - (white) Cinderella (1950) Aurora (white) Sleeping Beauty (1959) Ariel ( white) The Little Mermaid (1989) Belle ( white) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Jasmine (Arab) Aladdin (1992) Pocahontas (American Indian) Pocahontas (1995) Mulan (Asian/Chinese) The movie title has been changed from The Frog princess to The Princess and the Frog. I think this will also be the first time a black actress will feature as the main character in a Disney princess movie. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Tianahttp://www.eonline.com/gossip/planetgossip/detail/index.jsp?uuid=32acc85e-a531-4ba2-93d6-650ee3432d89#commentstarthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princess_and_the_Frogcome to think of it, there's never been a black prince either. Even Rodger & Hammerstein's Cinderella with Brandy as the princess, and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother, had a Filipino prince, not a black one.  |
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Seun (m)
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It's going to be a flop. Whites won't be interested and blacks will be disgusted.
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Mustay (m)
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Mulan is from Asia and this girl seems to be from NIGERIA  It's going to be a flop. Whites won't be interested and blacks will be disgusted.
That's exactly what was said before the COSBYs show aired! |
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dre101 (m)
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It's going to be a flop. Whites won't be interested and blacks will be disgusted.
Am sure it's not going to be as you've anticipated, let wait and see. |
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A_K_O (m)
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lol. mulan is Asian. Chinese to be exact. i think they've changed the name to "the princess and the frog" or something like that. i'm not exactly sure And the movie was culturally suited accordingly. 'Blacks' could be culturally sub-divided into Western Blacks and African Blacks. Both societies have different cultures, obviously. If the frog princess is going to be the main character, the story line and the setting is/are going to have to be adapted to either of these cultures. Otherwise it will be a waste of time and what Seun said will inevitably happen. |
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tpia
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The setting is 1920s Louisiana. The princess was originally cast as a maid, but later changed to a princess maybe after doing some market surveys.
The storyline will probably be African American, not directly African.
Louisiana has a rich culture anyway. So there should be plenty of themes and material to use.
I think the movie may appeal more to an African American audience, rather than an African one.
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TOH (f)
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What does Louisiana have to do with a kingdom though?
If it's supposed to have a princess theme, it definitely SHOULD be situated in a country in Africa
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naija_diva (f)
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The setting is 1920s Louisiana. The princess was originally cast as a maid, but later changed to a princess maybe after doing some market surveys.
The storyline will probably be African American, not directly African.
Louisiana has a rich culture anyway. So there should be plenty of themes and material to use.
I think the movie may appeal more to an African American audience, rather than an African one.
you're right. but something is telling me that when this movie comes out, it is not going to be big even among african amerians. and the africans aren't going to care too much. |
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naija_diva (f)
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What does Louisiana have to do with a kingdom though?
If it's supposed to have a princess theme, it definitely SHOULD be situated in a country in Africa
true but you have to think, if its an american film, most african americans are going to be pissed because its not about them. |
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