Disappointed in Disney
I had seen the reports that Disney is going to add an African-American character to its Princess lineup. My initial reaction, as the father of a five-year-old girl, was, “Well, that’s more merchandise for me to buy.” As some of the plot details have come out, other commentators have pointed out that perhaps Disney hasn’t quite thought through some of the connotations of The Frog Princess. Here’s Larry Wilmore commenting on The Daily Show – the clip is worth a view.
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.
Thursday, April 5th 2007 at 10:23 pm |
I can say with almost complete certainty that your initial impression is the correct one.
Full Disclosure, my girlfriend works for Disney
Tuesday, April 10th 2007 at 11:41 pm |
Ouch!
Gee, Disney, guess this is why it’s important to have diversity in the writers room as wel!