Finally, we have the full trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, which features their first African-American princess! Sure, they gave us the Shana and Thes Proud Family with Penny Proud to pacify us but, she was not a princess. So, I’m sure many of you share the same sentiments that I did when I initially began to hear rumors that they were finally going to have a princess my daughters could relate to. I pondered the many storylines the rumors reported. Some of them made me angry and other made me laugh at how trivial many people believe African-American culture is. Nevertheless, right now I plan to support this film because I would like to see more like it.
Disney estimates they will make a ton of revenue from the Tiana dolls, manufactured by Mattel. They are hoping she will help carry them through tough times. In addition, Mattel has plans to launch their first complete line of African-American dolls. The So in Style Dolls will launch in the fall, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Reportedly, the line differs from its previous releases of African-American toys. The new line is set to have more realistic features like fuller lips, different noses, and complexions, etc.
