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Conservative Christians Don't Crown 'Princess and the Frog'
By Jeffrey Weiss - Politics DailyYou'd figure that Disney has all its family-friendly bases covered with its latest offering: Warm, hand-drawn animation, jazzy songs, role-model parents, and the first green and nekkid princess in the Mouse House's history. (Well, yes, she's nicely dressed and proudly African-American at the start and at the end.) But conservative Christian film reviewers are not all on board with "The Princess and the Frog." And unlike similar attacks on, say, the Harry Potter stories, I think they have a point. Knee-jerk attacks from the right at pop culture often evoke eye-rolls from those not on the same ...
Of Black Girls and Princess Dreams, Disney Style
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyWhen I saw an extended preview of "The Princess and the Frog" at a conference this summer, I just couldn't get that excited. It wasn't the mouse's fault. I mean, Disney knows how to throw a party, and this one featured music, streamers and an appearance by Anika Noni Rose, the voice of Tiana, the first black princess in a line of cartoon royalty that reaches back to Snow White. We've had an Asian princess (Mulan), a Native American one (Pocahontas), Aladdin's Jasmine, and even a heroine with a fishtail (Ariel). Now, a black princess. This was big news. So why wasn't I jumping up and down? ...
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