Walt Disney’s first black princess, Tiana doesn’t have a black prince. So who cares?

Recently, Walt Disney launched “The princess and the frog.” I am very excited to see this cartoon because it is traditionally hand drawn and not digitally made like the newer Disney movies.

It is not the first time that other ethnicities have been introduced as Disney princesses; there was also Pocahontas and Jasmine. However, it is the first time Walt Disney will have a princess of American-African origin. I feel with Obama in presidency, the timing couldn’t have been more appropriate. Nonetheless, there is always something that causes debate.

Originally the princess name was Maddy which caused much debate in the black community because it wasn’t a very usual name for a black girl. As a result Disney changed it to Tiana.

But people still werent happy. They felt that it was odd to have a tan prince with a Brazilian accent. In Black Voice Magazine, Some expressed that it probably was because Disney didn’t feel a black man is worthy of the prince title. I personally feel that if Americans feel Obama is worthy of being their president then surely they must feel a black man is worthy of being a Walt Disney prince? I think if Disney had a problem with it they wouldn't have made Tiana black in the first place. Maybe Disney was trying to encourage interracial relationships? Realistically, if you want to look for controversy in Disney movies you will find it. It is full of gender and racial stereotypes. But every little thing is a step forward.

You can't be too politically correct because there is no such thing as a fair and just world...

Either way I think it was about time Disney made a black princess and I am siked to see it!