irish Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 ...her mate is still white. http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/2009/03/1...-a-white-prince Disney's First Black Princess...Has a Prince Who's Not Black Oh, boy. After years of flack from the African American community, in 2006, the Disney company saw fit to finally include an African American princess in its pantheon of animated royals – which in the past had representation from every other racial and ethnic group (Jasmine, Pocahontas, Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, etc.) In December of this year, the company is set to release 'The Princess and the Frog,' set in New Orleans and featuring Princess Tiana, voiced by actress Anika Noni Rose. Oprah Winfrey is voicing Eudora, Tiana's mother. Oddly enough, though, Princess Tiana is black; her prince is not. That's right – even though there is a real-life black man in the highest office in the land with a black wife, Disney obviously doesn't think a black man is worthy of the title of prince. I guess Sasha and Malia and all the other little black girls out there should just shut up and be thankful to have something! Little black boys will have to wait another 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Does he smell like fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 what race/creed were aladdin and jasmine (prince and princess in egypt)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 what race/creed were aladdin and jasmine (prince and princess in egypt)? It was blackface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 It was blackface. prince sambo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 prince sambo? I used to love eating breakfast at Sambo's on Saturday mornings. Too bad the country got all P.C. and drove them out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I used to love eating breakfast at Sambo's on Saturday mornings. Too bad the country got all P.C. and drove them out of business. we had a few in sf when i was a kid. we enjoyed it also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Apparently there is one Sambo's left ... I thougth all Sambo's became Denny's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) I just hope the princess has a stacked ass Edited March 30, 2009 by whomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Apparently there is one Sambo's left ... I thougth all Sambo's became Denny's All but that one closed. Denny's bought many of the closed buildings. And they were named from a combination of parts of the names of the founders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm confused... Disney comes up with a black Princess story, but it's still racistbecause the dude is white? Am I the only one who used to watch the Jeffersons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm confused... Disney comes up with a black Princess story, but it's still racistbecause the dude is white? Am I the only one who used to watch the Jeffersons? oh get back in the kitchen weezy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 seriously. You'd think inter-racial would be far more controversial. i'd like to see disney get spike lee for this..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 So? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perchoutofwater Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'm confused... Disney comes up with a black Princess story, but it's still racistbecause the dude is white? Am I the only one who used to watch the Jeffersons? I call my wife Weezy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 jungle book fever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) I'm confused... Disney comes up with a black Princess story, but it's still racistbecause the dude is white? Am I the only one who used to watch the Jeffersons? I hear you. And the irony is that one would think the goal would be to simply integrate all races into all roles of the movie in a somewhat random manner that didn't seem like an obvious move to placate someone. If they do the same story they've been doing but just make all the main characters black (as I assume if her parents are in the movie, they too are black), it becomes black sleeping beauty or something and that would appear to be a rather shallow gesture. "Here you go black people. We made one for you." Perhaps what they're trying to do is actually make it seem less contrived and deliberate? As in, here's a princess who just happens to be black and she falls in love with a guy who just happens to be white. I mean, shouldn't that be the intention? Edited March 30, 2009 by detlef Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 jungle book fever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Why did the Jeffersons live in a deluxe apartment instead of a house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Why did the Jeffersons live in a deluxe apartment instead of a house? They first lived in a house next to the Bunkers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 They first lived in a house next to the Bunkers. I still think I would have loved to have been the guy across the street who'd get to hear Archie and George yell at each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 jungle book fever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hwat isn't mentioned in the article is that the Prince is in the form of a frog until he becomes a person. Maybe they were trying to avoid a different set of minefields all together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 I can't wait for Disney to create and put out the first ghey prince or princess, which would kind of be the same thing now that I think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I can't wait for Disney to create and put out the first ghey prince or princess, which would kind of be the same thing now that I think about it. why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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