The Princess and the Frog

Princess and the Frog: Mixed-race relationships

July 3, 2011
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Princess and the Frog: Mixed-race relationships

If an interracial couple wanted to have a theme wedding, a Princess and the Frog wedding might be at the top of the list. Press photo credit: Paul Hiffmeyer/Disneyland   One commenter on the lightning rod of an article about Prince Naveen brought up the point that one reason she loves The Princess and the...

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Black History Month!

February 18, 2011
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Black History Month!

Nefertiti, the one of the two most famous Egyptian queens, as well as part of black history. Credit: Giovanni (Creative Commons license), Wikipedia As I stated in this month’s piece for Goodkin, I’d be completely remiss if I didn’t talk about Black History Month, seeing as how I am an African-American. Since I do talk...

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The Princess and the Frog: all about hair

September 29, 2010
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The Princess and the Frog: all about hair

(credit: Disney) While a lot of people were making bones about Tiana’s name (originally Maddy) to the race of Prince Naveen (originally white and not named Naveen), one thing people didn’t holler a lot about was the big issue of hair. Hair is such an ingrained issue in black society, so much so that I initially...

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DVD REVIEW: The Princess and the Frog (widescreen version)

March 16, 2010
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DVD REVIEW: The Princess and the Frog (widescreen version)

Here‘s the full review I wrote when the movie was in theaters, but for for a quick recap of the story, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) wants to open a restaurant in honor of her father (Terrence Howard), but she’s lost how to have fun in the process. After kissing a frog who says he’s...

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Lorelay Bove on The Princess and the Frog, Spain, and the ’50s

January 14, 2010
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Lorelay Bove on The Princess and the Frog, Spain, and the ’50s

If you’ve kept up with my site, you’ll know that I’m a big fan of animation (see interviews with Hey Arnold! creator Craig Bartlett and composer Jim Lang). I’m also a big fan of history, so the history-making animated movie The Princess and the Frog was right up myalley. I was able to catch...

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Color and a name aren’t everything

December 13, 2009
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Color and a name aren’t everything

Ever since it was announced that Disney was creating a movie centered around a black princess, there’s been both happiness and consternation. The anger and fear that Disney would pull some racist stunts allowed for outrageous tantrums; at first, Tiana’s name was “Maddy”, and was changed due to some folks calling racism. Then, her...

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(SPOILERS!) REVIEW-The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s triumphant return to form

December 12, 2009
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(SPOILERS!) REVIEW-The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s triumphant return to form

The Princess and the Frog –a story about how a hardworking girl is transformed into a frog-is what you get when you mesh Disney animators’ stellar drawing and character acting with Pixar’s philosophy about telling a non-pandering-to-kids, fun, and realistic story. Of course, I’m not trying to take away from the fact that Disney...

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REVIEW-The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s triumphant return to form

December 12, 2009
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REVIEW-The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s triumphant return to form

The Princess and the Frog –a story about how a hardworking girl is transformed into a frog-is what you get when you mesh Disney animators’ stellar drawing and character acting with Pixar’s philosophy about telling a non-pandering-to-kids, fun, and realistic story. Of course, I’m not trying to take away from the fact that Disney...

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The Obama Effect

December 5, 2009
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The Obama Effect

Now, I know Disney couldn’t see into the future and be able to plan The Princess and the Frog to premiere in the same year that Barack Obama was elected as the first president of African descent, but fate and providence would have it so. Since this is the case, are there any similarities...

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The Princess and the Frog-book reviews

December 4, 2009
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The Princess and the Frog-book reviews

Today, I got the opportunity to read two of the many The Princess and the Frog books, The Princess and the Frog: Tiana’s Royal Ball and The Art of The Princess and the Frog. Both were a joy to read and should belong on anyone’s shelf, whether you are a collector of African-American art...

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College students analyze The Princess and the Frog

October 18, 2009
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College students analyze The Princess and the Frog

Ever since Disney announced they were going to make The Princess and the Frog, the first animated movie featuring a black princess, there has been chatter, and quite a bit of it has been negative. People have had problems with Princess Tiana’s original name, Maddy, and her original occupation, a chambermaid, as well as...

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