IT'S NO LONGER JUST A FAIRY TALE: Disney's first black princess is already causing co
IT'S NO LONGER JUST A FAIRY TALE: Disney's first black princess is already causing co
p style=text-align: left;img src=http://api.ning.com/files/pOvmDr0-bzBw7E597ZuoTFkBfhZs8rC5ZYl0PjX8tvrrrHHN6ti947guCA cUsIPgYSrTQqXg7be1SD7tOENAqHPMoxRMeEdY/disney.bmp alt= width=450 height=362//p br / bRemember the teaser for the first movie to have a black princess, “The Princess and the Frog“? Well, people are stark raving mad over the fact that Princess Tiana ends up with a white-looking cat named Prince Naveen:br / br / Disney’s first black princess, Princess Tiana - and the ‘white’ Prince Naveenbr / br / Move over Snow White. Make room for Disney’s first black princess.br / br / With America’s first African-American president in the White House, Disney is counting on an African-American princess to be a big hit in Hollywood.br / br / But even though The Princess and the Frog isn’t released until later this year, it is already stirring up controversy.br / br / For while Princess Tiana and many in the cartoon cast are black – the prince is not.br / br / Which has led some critics to complain that Disney has ducked the opportunity for a fairytale ending for a black prince and princess.br / br / While some have hailed Disney’s decision as a reflection of melting pot America, others say the company is sending out a mixed message.br / br / Although the black princess’s love interest in the new animated musical is called Prince Naveen of Maldonia and is voiced by a Brazilian actor, he looks more white than black in photographs from the film that Disney have released.br / br / Even though she ends up with a somewhat white fella, is having the first black princess progress enough?br / br / …or is this just some straight up bullsh*t??br / br / More images from the movie below Bossip.combr / br / Is this so big of a deal? He just looks light-skinneded to me...br / br / Thoughts please.../bbr / br / p style=text-align: left;img src=http://api.ning.com/files/pOvmDr0-bzBfK3b9LtB*RN23N2PDItOVxaNAvVKvwS9v71nt2inanbkLhy P1jDxd4*Kc3Yz5Go*DbCPIh9yS2dgubLTSR9T1/tiana.bmp alt= width=468 height=535//p br / p style=text-align: left;img src=http://api.ning.com/files/pOvmDr0-bzAElXk-x0j9svy8yAd7yf88zn6JfV5SyJbtv*w0Vhzhk552ekFrNV01Gk 22QW24fBaeNm*MI2iKBiKhCs4gjLFQ/tiana1.bmp alt= width=468 height=286//p br / p style=text-align: left;img src=http://api.ning.com/files/pOvmDr0-bzCzZ67PMhif-cejWS7cA0mp3P4ax2w7GzEMP2SlY9dL0iJjlt3t9ScfNaBKanh G75OfBwRwLUwjWWtDuOPSxJb6/tiana3.bmp alt= width=468 height=286//p
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