Call it the Obama effect or a reflection of the changing times, Disney has now unveiled its first animated African American princess, Tiana paired with a white prince called Naveen in the film The Princess and the Frog.
Take a look at Princess Tiana and other Disney Princesses.
Call it the Obama effect or a reflection of the changing times, Disney has now unveiled its first animated African American princess, Tiana paired with a white prince called Naveen in the film The Princess and the Frog.
Take a look at Princess Tiana and other Disney Princesses.
Princess Tiana at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios John Lasseter and "Princess Tiana" attend the opening of The Princess and The Frog the ultimate disney experience at the Roseland Ballroom. (Photo: AFP)
Chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios John Lasseter and "Princess Tiana" attend the opening of The Princess and The Frog the ultimate disney experience at the Roseland Ballroom. (Photo: AFP)
For most of the last century, the Disney 'toon heroine was as white as, well... Snow White, the studio's first feature-film superstar, who marked her debut in 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
While some have hailed Disney's decision as a reflection of melting pot America, others say the company is sending out a mixed message. Here's a look at a still from Disney's earlier production, Beauty and the Beast.
Disney had earlier paired a Red Indian princess with an English soldier in Pocahontas.
Both the lead characters in Aladin had a middle-eastern appearance.
Since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, most of Disney's princesses have predominantly been white, except for The Princess and the Frog, is now playing in Los Angeles and New York and opens nationwide on Dec 11.
