
FINALLY!!!!! Disney has come to their senses and are releasing a new film with a African American girl as the main character. I have avoided buying Disney Princess themed stuff for my daughter because it has always irritated me that there was not a African American princess. So I was excited to see that the dolls are already out and the movie trailer is being released for the film which will be in theaters in December. It is titled "The Princess and The Frog" and is unique in that it involved hand drawn animation as a alternative to all the new computer animated films. It is a comedy set in New Orleans. Now I am sure it is not completely historically accurate and there will be some controvery over Disney not getting it right. But it is a start. The website for the film is
http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/princessandthefrog/
Hi Kari.. we share a same passion of Africa,adoption, new Disney princess & our names:))
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I have it on my roll... you are more than welcome to add our new blog, too. Lets keep in touch. We adopted Zoie Senait from Ethiopia!!
Blessings,
Kari
www.mycrazyadoption.org