Disney's first BLACK PRINCESS! Okay, so there is controversy swarming the idea of Disney's first black princess having a white leading man. Personally, I'm okay with whoever her leading man is in the movie. Would I like to see a black couple exhibiting black love? Yes, I would! But, I'm okay with a black woman in an interracial relationship exhibiting interracial love. I am in love with the fact that Disney is acknowledging the delicateness and softness of the black woman through Disney animation. Why? Because Disney is very impressionable for young kids. Kids should be able to witness love in all colors!
Dream Girls', Anika Noni Rose will be the voice of Princess Tiana and she says, "Not only is she the first black princess, she’s the first American princess. We’ve never had an American princess. The scope and the significance is larger than people even realize."
Disappointed fans of Disney wrote:
‘I think it’s sad that he is white because its saying that black love isn’t good enough and that black men could never be princes.
‘Disney had the perfect chance to make its first black prince, but instead it decided to go the controversial route.’
“I am very disappointed and I wished Disney had made the prince black,(and the ironic thing is the prince in the movie is white but the evil voodoo villain is voiced by a black actor and is black).’
Cartoons and animation has been just as controversial as the rest of the entertainment world when it comes to race. But is this really a blessing or is this really a curse?
