My youngest daughter grew up with a strong attachment to all of the Disney princesses. Her room was decorated with Disney princess books, sheets and such. They also have some strong female characters like Mulan. But, they never had a strong sister in the mix until now.Disney announced that its next animated princess, Maddy, will be a sister of color! The film that she will appear in will be "an American fairy tale" according to company officials. However, the film won't be available in theatres until 2009.
The downside is that my youngest daughter will probably be at an age in 2009 that seeing Maddy won't be "cool" any longer.
There are other more sinister and serious downsides about this Black princess. Jennifer Daniels previewed the story line and shares her concerns in an article entitled, 'Froggies & Voodoo & Maids, Oh No!
Care to comment on your favorite Disney character when you were growing up? Are there examples of Black characters on camera that caused more damage than good for our community?
