Disney's new movie the Princess and the Frog features the first African American princess in three quarters of a century. In her article about the controversy surrounding the new, yet traditionally animated, feature, Michelle Miller points out that we've already had a Native American Pocahontas, an Arab Jasmine and a Chinese Mulan. The controversy surrounds the lack of an African American male lead and some of the back story of the main character, as well as her name itself, Tiana. The film, originally titled The Frog princess, has been under deep scrutiny for a while now. Things like the original title or the Tiana's original name, Maddy, which has a tendency to sound a bit too much like mammy, have spurred controversy and debate on forums net-wide. Some people maintain that others are just overreacting, but I think that the current outcry, if we can call it that, about this movie is less about being pc than a symbol of people hoping for the best for this Disney first. I think people really just want to see Disney succeed on this one. More to come, I'm sure.



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