Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=72808" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Community Times: Black women see positive image in new Disney film</b></a> <p>Comments about the social messages carried by "The Princess and the Frog" from <span>Dr. Debora Johnson-Ross, associate professor of political science and international studies at McDaniel College, </span><span>Lisa Simmons, chairwoman of the Sisters in Cinema Committee and others.<br /></span></p>
Originally Posted By TP2000 Interesting story. However, I couldn't get around the inherent racism and bigotry these black women show to people of other races and cultures. I'm not the same race or culture as every other Disney Princess, but I wouldn't dream of limiting the exposure of them to my children or child relatives because of that. However, it fascinates me that these black women feel they've got open season to admit such behavior publicly. Racism and bigotry is racism and bigotry, period, regardless of which race we are talking about. I just look forward to seeing Princess and the Frog because it looks like a good movie, period. How sad that some of these black women quoted in the story only see the world through their black-tinted glasses, and quite publicly only define their world by race and culture.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I wouldn't dream of limiting the exposure of them to my children or child relatives because of that. << I'm not finding that in the article. Quote please? >>some of these black women quoted in the story only see the world through their black-tinted glasses, and quite publicly only define their world by race and culture. << That's a mighty big assumption to base on a few quotes, especially when they're in a newspaper article about race and culture.
Originally Posted By xrayvision TP, I honestly didn't see the article as negative nor bigoted after reading it, except for the short comment that acknowledges that the princess is a frog for a large portion of the movie (which is true) and her prince isn't Black. And, their children had seen other princess movies, which is why they asked (seeing and buying products of various Disney princesses representing other cultures and other countries, why isn't their a Black princess too..a valid question which is now answered by this movie). Thus, in appreciation of the film being made, the women are promoting the success of the Disney's Princess and the Frog by assembling large groups of kids to attend, similar to what some Jewish and Christian groups did with the religious based animated story, "Prince of Egypt", hit the screens. When a community of people, who are represented in a film, start to embrace that film and bring all their family and friends to see the movie.... that's a good thing! That means Disney did it well.
