Gender Stereotypes In The Princess And The Frog

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Disney made history by premiering its first Black Princess to the world in the movie, The Princess and The Frog in December of 2009. The film is based on “The Frog Prince”, a popular children’s tale by The Grimm Brothers, however, Disney spun the classic into what could be called an animated jazz filled classic of its own. It was a record breaking box office film and was even nominated for three Academy Awards. Although critics, such as Lisa Schwarzbaum author of “PUCKER UP Tiana and her amphibious paramour in The Princess and the Frog (Disney)”, state that the movie was groundbreaking for its portrayal of the first Black princess, the movie still contains racial stereotypes that may undermine its race barrier breaking achievement. Lisa Schwarzbaum gives credit to the princess and the frog in the article “PUCKER UP Tiana and her amphibious paramour in The Princess and the Frog (Disney)” because she believes that the movie introduces Tiana as an African-American heroine which is Disney’s first in animation. Schwarzbaum begins to recognize how the movie was set in New Orleans, a city with a great deal of historic beauty and cultural importance, in the early 1920’s. Lisa appreciates through out the movie that the storyline did not have to mention tragedies such as Hurricane Katrina to move the hearts of …show more content…
For instance, the black birds in Dumbo had a broken up language that made them sound less intelligent and one of them had the name Jim Crow as in the Jim Crow Laws which were laws enforcing racial segregation. Disney has been throwing racial slurs for centuries which gives you no other choice but to question if you want to show your child these movies. Movies that are suppose to make you happy and laugh, but instead teaching young people about racial stereotypes and situations. Disney movies are the prime example of the saying “Every time we take one step forward, we take three steps
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