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    djkristinab: my friend is an animator for disney and he gave me the inside scoop on the evolution of the movie. first of all, the prince was originally white. this... more »
    jfwlucy: At Disneyworld, Mulan, Jasmine, and Pocahontas are all off in Epcot Center, while the "real" (i.e. white) princesses are all in the main Magical Kingd... more »
    PlayNice: Really? People, calm. down. Do you remember watching cartoons as kids? They're cool, they're fun, they have catchy songs to sing over & over until... more »
    roxycat: If you have to try that hard to find something to be offended about, are you sincerely offended? I doubt it. Disney is damned if they do, damned if th... more »
    femmina: I was in Disney World recently and they've started doing this like...disney princess makeover thingywhatsit for little girls. It's expensive as shit, ... more »
    Kitty: As an animator, who's future in the business depends heavily on the success of this film, take my advice when I say this: "It's just a cartoon." Ch... more »
    Snowbunny: They can't give him lost cost dental care without him first being considered by a death panel which will evaluate his worth to society and decide if h... more »
    MizJenkins: The racism that this truly highlights is not so much the sterotyping in the film as the pitiful lack of African-Americans and other POC among the rank... more »
    BabyJane: I can't hear Randy Newman's music anymore, without thinking of the "left foot, right foot" song from Family Guy. more »
    wednesdayam: I have the same concerns outlined in the article, but the inner 8-year-old in me leaps for joy at seeing that the movie is from the same team responsi... more »
    lavenderstain: Women like a man with a big back porch," says the firefly, slapping his ass. Cut to: The Prince's butt, growing huge, and a white lady screaming." Wh... more »
    jburnaway: I agree that we shouldn't be condemning this from the get-go. I mean, if there is anything we could call "racist" it's not going to be in there to off... more »
    quickqueenof: Does this princess have a dead mom too? All of the Disney heroine seem to have dead moms, which is really odd. I read an article about that once but I... more »
    lisas: Doesn't Disney also own Pixar? I hardly think it's a coincidence that Pixar only makes movies about dead (or abandoned) female characters (oh, or mute... more »
    nachoyay: Is it also possible that instead of criticizing the heck out of this movie for being racist before it even hits theaters, that someone could throw a n... more »
    Tiger Lourdes: Zombie Hunter: I saw a long sequence at Comic Con from this and it was lovely. The elements used (voodoo, jazz) totally made sense, were not used in an offensive way... more »
    linnyt is a walking cliché: i think Mama Odie looks like Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, just older and rounder. [pagesperso-orange.fr] (The comment box won't let me browse ... more »
    susanstohelit: Yeah, I hear you. I love the idea of a black heroine, but this seems a little...off. Like, voodoo was practiced by black residents of New Orleans, bu... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: From what I could see, the Witch Doctor didn't seem as much African , but more Haitian Creole ? more »
    Artemis47: I'm sort of over the pre-release nitpicking. It's not possible for Disney to make everyone in the black community happy with a single movie and still... more »
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    5 Possible Problems With The Princess And The Frog

    A new teaser trailer for the Princess And The Frog is online, and while the hand-drawn animation is really exquisite, there are still several upsetting things about what's being called Disney's "first black princess" movie. More »
  • #disneysblackprincess

    Why Is Disney's First Black Princess Such A Challenge?