Disney is finally coming out with an animated movie that will star, Maddy, their first black princess. There have been countless Disney princess over the years, but never a black princess. I couldn't believe that when I heard that. The movie, called The Frog Princess, is set to be released in 2009. Not much about the plot has been released, but it will be set in New Orleans and is being called an American fairy tale.
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart talked about the release of this movie and, in true Daily Show fashion, mocked the movie, and the fact that it has taken Disney so long to have a black princess. They talked about how their have been other minority princess added to the countless white princesses represented in Disney films. For example, Mulan - who was an Asian princess, Jasmine - who was an Arabian princess and Pocahontas -an American Indian princess, etc. It seems ridiculous that it will take until 2009 to have a black princess added to this group. It will be interesting, as it gets closer to it's release date, to see how the media will pick up on this fact.
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