Disney’s Black Skin Princess

A new animated movie, which has started to be produced by Disney co., has also started some controversies and disagreements among the critics with regards to the racial stereotypes. The movie, which was supposed to be called “The Frog Princess,” tells the story of Maddy, an African- American princess. The plot takes place at New Orleans in 1920.
The critics protest against the racists implies all along the movie. Foe example, the black skin princes is presented as a slave, who works for a spoilt, rich, white girl. Her name associated to black skin slave’s women’s nickname: “mammy”, at that period. In addition, there are some implies to the woodo tradition who present according the critics primitive way of life among the African – American society in the U.S.
Even though I can absolutely understand the criticism about the movie, I have also some remarks to think about. As a Jewish person and a woman, I recognize and deal with stereotypes almost every day. However, I think the stereotypes should be broken by revealing them. They are here, everywhere among us, and we should not bury them in the sand or ignore them. They are part of our life and it should be important for us to deal with them. In my opinion, the Disney movie is doing exactly what a normative society should do. It makes us talk about stereotypes, deal with them and express our feelings about them.
Dealing with society problems like racism has no other way but to talk about. We all ought to be aware to the dangerous if we will keep ignore them and pretend they are not here. After we will break them by deal with them, we hopefully will be in the right way to a better and justify world.