The Princess and the Frog

[meganbmoore]

Ok, O Mighty F-List Who Knows All, the following is what I know about this upcoming Disney movie:

1.  It's an adaptation of The Frog Prince.
2.  It's Disney doing 2D animation
3.  It has a black heroine
4.  It's set in New Orleans, presumably at some point in the past.

Anyway, apparently there is some sort of huge controversy over it?  Can anyone fill me in?

Also, does anyone know when it's coming out?

Comments

[shewhohashope.livejournal.com]

It's a big deal! I grew up with Disney films and pretty much every other thing I watched and read ignoring my existence. I'm not even going to watch it until I've heard that it won't be egregiously offensive.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

I just hadn't heard much at all about it, so I was wondering. And while I get excited about POC characters as leads (esp. POC heroines) I know I'm also excited from the perspective of white privilege and that it's a different kind of response than someone who actually has to deal with racism every day. I get offended when I hear racist comments, but I know it's a completely different kind of being offended than actually being on the receiving end of it.