I know we have lots of white princesses, but my beef is that most of them are blondes or redheads and most have blue eyes. I really want more to have Belle's colorations. Pale white girl with brown hair, with either brown, hazel, or green eyes. I can't count Rapunzel because she's blonde for most of the movie. They could have made her a brown haired girl who's hair lights up and glows blonde with magic when she sings. I think we all just want someone to look like ourselves.
That said, I've been wondering when they will do a Hispanic princess. She seems overdue. Also I am waiting for an African princess with a story set in Africa. I'm excited about Moana!
Sofia and her mom seem almost Hispanic, but they could be white too. I think people of both groups relate to her so well because you can picture yourself as her if you are white, or if you are Hispanic.
Frozen is not racist. The story takes place in an area where people would have lighter skin. They could have had different hair and eye color, but for Elsa I would have picked the pale shades to go with her icy nature over anything darker. Anna could have looked different if they wanted.
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But the lines of reasoning about being a "serious character" and lacking a strong love interest don't seem to apply to Elsa because she is also more of a serious character, and she doesn't have a love interest in the movie, and yet she seems to be super popular (though I suppose her popularity could wane in the future, or perhaps the popularity of the movie and the sheer fabulousness of Elsa's outfits might outweigh these other factors ).
