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more about #disneyprincesses whynotshesaid: Reading stuff like this makes me wish that, when I have kids, I can just fast-forward through the baby part and straight into little kid territory. Y... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Yesterday, I asked my almost-5-year-old niece how she liked the film. She told me she loved it, and that Naveen was cute, and that Tiana wasn't reall... more » Sadako: She's cute but I'm wondering was she coached into the "brown face" stuff? I mean, the first part was believable but when she mentions the prince being... more » ShanaElmsford: I saw this movie and loved the heck out of it. My only wish was that I had a little girl to go see it with. Like a niece or goddaughter or something. ... more » avec_accent: To quote my little brother from many a year ago, she's so cute "she makes my heart dance". more » sayah: I can feel my ovaries getting dazzled. Damn you Jezebel! more » RenoMartini: Oh my god, my gin-soaked coal-black heart just melted a little bit at that girl's review! more » Sister Toldja: I went looking for one at my local Target every few days for about a month, and every time, I left heartbroken and empty handed. The fact that I was w... more » Lymed: I was listening to NPR recently and they were interviewing children about Tiana. It was one of the sweetest and saddest things I heard. One child sa... more » hdgotham: I live in Wyoming and we never get any of the non-white dolls for anything. It really upset me as a (white) kid because I thought the black doll were... more » Elizabooth: My kids will never remember a time when a black man (we're still waiting for a woman) can't be president and a black girl can't be a Disney princess. ... more » Elizabeth Johnson: My inner child is making grabby hands. more » SunburnedCounsel: I just ordered the Tiana "toddler" doll for a friend's daughter, and ordered an extra for my four month old son. It is a symbol, and I want to suppor... more » AfroJezeBella: I got my Princess and the Frog dolls wedding set from the Disney store on the grand opening here in Culver City. My sister waited to buy hers at Disn... more » Ri_L: I want one. Tiana's my favorite Disney princess, hands-down, and it's hard to find any PatF collectibles for women over the age of ten. more » LutherNipperkin: I wish I knew a bunch of little girls to buy these for. I'd be happy to throw my consumer power behind a step in such a good direction. more » janusjana: Here's a maybe ludicrous question: Did Obama pave the way for Tiana? more » girlwithapen: I find this twist bothersome in its own right. Perhaps this is over-thinking the matter, but I'm irked by the constant perpetuation of the idea that o... more » wednesdayam: At least one is purple. Grr... I remember my parents bringing me pre-shopping for my first 2-wheel (non-training wheeled) bike, and the Huffy I chos... more » Santos L Halper: I've never seen a less urgent call to arms. "Princess to the rescue! I will now pedal off at the rate of 0.2 mph and reach the prince sometime next ... more » -
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"She Was Pretty And Her Face Was Brown, Like Me"
A five-year-old's take on The Princess And The Frog! She is so cute, it's dangerous. Click here to read this her views on Tiana, princesses, lip gloss, spilling apple juice, broad-shouldered moms, and pet snakes. [Superhussy] -
#toystories
The Princess And The Frog Doll: A Hot Present & A "Symbol"
NPR's Guy Raz visited a Target in Washington, D.C. and checked up on sales of the doll based on Tiana from The Princess And The Frog. He says: More » -
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"Where Is The Prince?" Disney's Bike Commercial Tries To Be Progressive
Can Disney erase decades of being known for damsels in distress with one girl-power-ish bicycle ad? More » -
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Do Disney Princesses Provide "Thinspiration" For Little Girls?
A new study reports that when 121 girls, ages 3-6, were asked to pick the "real princess" from a photo collection of girls in ballerina costumes, 50 percent of the girls chose the thinnest ballerina. Is Disney to blame? More » -
#mousetraps
Writer: Disney's Frog Flick "Capitalizes" On Obama Family
Ready for the most preposterous crap you will read all day? It comes to us via Vince Mitchell, in a piece for the Times Of London, arguing that The Princess and The Frog is "capitalizing" on "The Obama era."
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#mousetraps
Cue The Singing & Dancing: Disney's Black Princess Arrives At Themepark
The Princess and the Frog opens in New York and L.A. on November 25 (and goes nationwide December 11), but the main character, Tiana, has already arrived at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. More » -
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Disney Princesses Rely On Good Looks, Little People & Men For Salvation
We love this deconstruction of six famous princess characters. But If you still believe in fairy tales, then you might be interested in a Disney engagement ring. The seven dwarves did work in a mine. [Sociological Images, NY Daily News] -
#mousetraps
Is The Princess Problem Even A Problem?
Today, the Times of London has a piece by Sarah Ebner which asks, "Is the princess stereotype harming our daughters?" Coincidentally, this morning we got an email from a reader with this screenshot from the Dutch Boy paint web site. More » -
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Meet Ponyo, Hayao Miyazaki's Latest Girl-Friendly Film
Yesterday Disney released the trailer for the English-language version of Ponyo, which opens on August 14. It's loosely based on The Little Mermaid, but like Hayao Miyazaki's other heroines, Ponyo is no Disney princess. More » -
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Disney Pushes Princess "Lifestyle" In Ladymag Form
It is hard to have faith that little girls living in America today will turn out okay when these items, being sold at Target, are so deeply and incredibly wrong. More » -
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Doll Makeovers Are Not Child's Play
The Disney Princesses are getting a makeover. This, with the news that Dora The Explorer will come in a shopping-obsessed tween version and that horrifying Strawberry Shortcake revamp is upsetting. Hey, toymakers: Quit it. More » -
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Why Has It Taken So Long For Disney To Create A Black Princess?
This week, the toys for the The Princess And The Frog were unveiled. Tony-award winning actress Anika Noni Rose will voice the main character, Tiana, Disney's first black princess. More » -
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Dizzied By Disney
The Disney Princess Favorite Moments Castle is where all the princess dolls can party together under one roof, like on Rock Of Love. As for The Disney Princess Baby dolls, why does baby Ariel have legs? [Babble]
