I'm aggravated with people always pulling the race card with Disney; it's old now! Sure, a lot of them are "white," but I go by nationality.
Belle would be French.
Tiana is African-American.
Ariel, to me, would be Danish.
Mulan is Asian.
Rapunzel would be German.
Jasmine is Middle Eastern. (Okay, I probably got this one wrong.)
Pocahontas is Native American.
Merida is Scottish.
Okay, maybe I'm just weird??
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I like Tiana but she spends SO much time as a frog. I like frogs, but I prefer my princesses to be in human form. I don't think her looks are the reason she is as you say, overlooked. I don't think people liked her story as much or the froggy time.
I'm aggravated with people always pulling the race card with Disney; it's old now! Sure, a lot of them are "white," but I go by nationality.
Belle would be French.
Tiana is African-American.
Ariel, to me, would be Danish.
Mulan is Asian.
Rapunzel would be German.
Jasmine is Middle Eastern. (Okay, I probably got this one wrong.)
Pocahontas is Native American.
Merida is Scottish.
Okay, maybe I'm just weird??
can anyone remember if the Ariel L.E dolls were jacked up on Ebay shortly after they sold out? they seem reasonably priced now, Im wondering if the second set of frozen dolls will come down in price?, I really want them but I may have to wait as my car decided to drain my funds again this month..
Jasmine is very popular from what I've seen. Mulan and Pocahontas are more "serious" characters. Their films deal with racism, war and all that stuff. Plus they lack the lovely gowns that characters like Cinderella, Belle and Aurora have. Also Pocahontas doesn't get a happy ending in her film and Mulan's romance is left pretty ambiguous at the end. I think these things all factor in to their lack of popularity in the line up. Tiana is also a more serious character. She isn't a quirky dreamer like Ariel or Rapunzel. She is a hard working realist whose goal is to open a restaurant. I've also heard people complain that Tiana was only made so there could be a black princess in the mix. It's a shame really because Mulan, Tiana and Pocahontas are all such strong characters and very good role models.
Plus their films aren't as beloved. Snow White was the first Disney film and the first animated fiml in American cinema. Cinderella was a huge hit, Disney's biggest since SW. It's also the most famous fairy tale. Sleeping Beauty was a hit and featured ground breaking animation. Mermaid kick started the Disney Renaissance. BatB was the first animated film in history to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. Aladdin was a huge hit, highest grossing film of 1992. Tangled and Frozen are both mega hits as well. Pocahontas and Mulan's films did well at the box office but Poca came after TLK and is pretty much blamed for being the beginning of the end of the Renaissance. Mulan came out much later when Disney wasn't at the top anymore. PatF did well but not as well as Disney as hoping.
But still it's a shame these characters aren't as popular as they should be.
Jasmine is very popular from what I've seen. Mulan and Pocahontas are more "serious" characters. Their films deal with racism, war and all that stuff. Plus they lack the lovely gowns that characters like Cinderella, Belle and Aurora have. Also Pocahontas doesn't get a happy ending in her film and Mulan's romance is left pretty ambiguous at the end. I think these things all factor in to their lack of popularity in the line up. Tiana is also a more serious character. She isn't a quirky dreamer like Ariel or Rapunzel. She is a hard working realist whose goal is to open a restaurant. I've also heard people complain that Tiana was only made so there could be a black princess in the mix. It's a shame really because Mulan, Tiana and Pocahontas are all such strong characters and very good role models.
Plus their films aren't as beloved. Snow White was the first Disney film and the first animated fiml in American cinema. Cinderella was a huge hit, Disney's biggest since SW. It's also the most famous fairy tale. Sleeping Beauty was a hit and featured ground breaking animation. Mermaid kick started the Disney Renaissance. BatB was the first animated film in history to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture. Aladdin was a huge hit, highest grossing film of 1992. Tangled and Frozen are both mega hits as well. Pocahontas and Mulan's films did well at the box office but Poca came after TLK and is pretty much blamed for being the beginning of the end of the Renaissance. Mulan came out much later when Disney wasn't at the top anymore. PatF did well but not as well as Disney as hoping.
But still it's a shame these characters aren't as popular as they should be.
Is Tiana African American? I prefer to think she's a Black American, since they dont specify in the movie.I'm aggravated with people always pulling the race card with Disney; it's old now! Sure, a lot of them are "white," but I go by nationality.
Belle would be French.
Tiana is African-American.
Ariel, to me, would be Danish.
Mulan is Asian.
Rapunzel would be German.
Jasmine is Middle Eastern. (Okay, I probably got this one wrong.)
Pocahontas is Native American.
Merida is Scottish.
Okay, maybe I'm just weird??
Not to nit pick but if you're gonna classify ever princess, mulan is not Asian. She is Chinese.I'm aggravated with people always pulling the race card with Disney; it's old now! Sure, a lot of them are "white," but I go by nationality.
Belle would be French.
Tiana is African-American.
Ariel, to me, would be Danish.
Mulan is Asian.
Rapunzel would be German.
Jasmine is Middle Eastern. (Okay, I probably got this one wrong.)
Pocahontas is Native American.
Merida is Scottish.
Okay, maybe I'm just weird??
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.
The great thing about the princess lineup is there's representation for just about every demographic. If they do make a Latina princess, though, the story NEEDS to relate to the culture. Just forcing some girl to be Hispanic for the sake of ethnicity (I'm looking at you, Tiana) doesn't work.
I get that people want darker haired princesses and im all for that but the one thing I don't agree with is trying to make rapunzel or saying rapunzel should of had dark hair. No no no. Rapunzel has and always been blonde. It is like half the point of her story!!!! She's been one of my favorite fairy tales as a child and I would of been utterly furious if they had made rapunzel a dark haired princess even though that would of made her look more like me. No. Rapunzel is suppose to have that long flowing gold hair. I'm more than happy with how Disney did it and had her become a brunette at the end when they cut her hair.
Okay vent over. I'm sorry if I offend anyone but it is one of my all time fairy tales so I'm gonna defend it. But on a side note I would love to see more brunette princesses in the future!!!
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