Disney's The Princess and the Frog Controversy

Discusses whether having a black princess fall in love with a white prince is controversial in Disney's upcoming movie The Princess and the Frog
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[blackwomen10]

we love to create an issue where there is none.

[TresUp]

well said. If anything this movie promotes interracial bonds. I think Disney has done a great thing here. There shouldn't be an "all black" anything, or an "all white" anything. There are no race connotations. People miss the whole message by focusing on the negative(or alleged negative).

[Afrikanglobal]

I just saw it as promoting interracial marriage; to take our black women, this kind movie shall not exist anymore. This is strategic black genocide to decrease the 12% of our black population through marriage.

[Yezzur011]

@TresUp Even though their moves have been all white. Lol.

[LighteningXT9]

When Disney does a movie about a group of people that aren't white is the only time they do this interracial marriage thing and it's mostly with another white person. Pocahontas, Kida from Atlantica and shows from the Disney channel. Tangled came out and everyone in that movie was white. There was no interracial marriage. Heck, there weren't even a black or any other race in the background. Brave is coming in 2012 and everyone in that movie from the cast list to the trailer are white.

[bllor2]

The prince is not white, the voice is acutally voiced by a Brazilian actor, and if you watch the movie he even says he is from a far away land, therefor not a white american man. Also the movie showes the "black man" in an extremely positive light!! they show him as a repsonsible, hard working father, and family man. So there is no way this movie is racist toward black people. i mean if racism is now defined as calling people what they are then what has this world come too?

[DaPrincess007]

Actually, disney confirmed that naveen was not black. I'm actually happy about that cause it shows that blck women can have a good life with a man, who happens to not be black. She embraced him past his skin and loved him at his worst.

[Jen321able]

I don't think Naveen is white I think he's black but his skin is just more fair than Tiana's.

And I like what you said about kids not caring or thinking about that stuff when they see the movie. All they see is the princess, the talking animals, and listen to the songs. Pure minds.

[AjahDawn]

I thought I was the princess and my husband was Naveen. i see no racism in the movie.

[mimicason1]

.it will not hurt the prince was black,disney made the prince hispanic to apeal to a wider audience. people getting upset with the prince,get upset that the black girl was a frog through most of the movie.first disney movie with a black girl and she mostly a frog.and i surpose to be happy to see that so what. put african kings and queens then ill be happy until then what ever disney !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ashams22]

it's time for black women to shine and have all men see their beauty, whether they be black, red, yellow, orange or spotty! I don't think black women get the fair opportunity to do that. The media will choose the best white girl they can find and put an average looking black girl besides her. how is that fair? Lets be just! is the media scared or what!

[itsdastuff]

Ahem! The token black guy is very seldom the "prince".. i.e. one of the main protagonists..