BrownBunny
All Star
I know this a male dominate site so most of y’all probably don’t give much of a shyt about the topic but I feel like Disney dropped the ball with Princess and the Frog. The box office for the film is incredibly low compared to other modern Disney princesses and I don’t think it’s just because of her race.
The 1920s New Orleans setting doesn’t lend it self to much magic and it’s grimy for young Black kids to see. The movie kicks off with the mom being a mammy to a White girl who is portrayed as charming and vivacious while Tiana is almost dour. They then go home to what looks like former slave cabins.
Why would you pick a setting that reminds Black kids and parents about Jim Crow and slavery when you could have picked an African kingdom or village?
Her only dream was to open up a restaurant, not to save the world, country, or her people like the lofty goals of most modern princesses. She spends most of the movie as a frog. Her prince was also broke with loose morals and he wasn’t even Black.
I feel like there should be another one. This time with the 3D animation style that kids prefer. The setting should have been set in some mystical, long ago kingdom like most of the other Disney Princess. The writers should also be Black.
Black Panther was juggernaut. Kids love The Lion King and even though they are animals, it still has a lot of African mythicism.
An African princess like Moana or Mulan would be far better for young Black girls than Princess and the frog.
The 1920s New Orleans setting doesn’t lend it self to much magic and it’s grimy for young Black kids to see. The movie kicks off with the mom being a mammy to a White girl who is portrayed as charming and vivacious while Tiana is almost dour. They then go home to what looks like former slave cabins.
Why would you pick a setting that reminds Black kids and parents about Jim Crow and slavery when you could have picked an African kingdom or village?
Her only dream was to open up a restaurant, not to save the world, country, or her people like the lofty goals of most modern princesses. She spends most of the movie as a frog. Her prince was also broke with loose morals and he wasn’t even Black.
I feel like there should be another one. This time with the 3D animation style that kids prefer. The setting should have been set in some mystical, long ago kingdom like most of the other Disney Princess. The writers should also be Black.
Black Panther was juggernaut. Kids love The Lion King and even though they are animals, it still has a lot of African mythicism.
An African princess like Moana or Mulan would be far better for young Black girls than Princess and the frog.
take on voodoo), it wasn't actually magical in the way disney movies are supposed to be, inspiring awe and wonder and fantasy/wish fulfillment. The biggest sin might be the lack of standout memorable music.
