Reconsidering Disney Princesses, Part IX: Tiana

I’ve got some thoughts about Princess and the Frog. Let’s talk about what they did to modernize the princess formula, Tiana’s (lack of a) character arc, and the metatextual implications of the choices they made. Further reading (from people who are better sources than I am):    • Why Black America “Ignored” The Princess a...      • The Failure of Black Disney (& Discourse)      • Adult Man Critiques 16 Year-Old Movie Made...   https://brightlightsfilm.com/yeah-but... https://www.thecrimson.com/article/20... https://andscape.com/features/the-pri... https://ladygeekgirl.wordpress.com/20... https://www.jstor.org/stable/41819265 https://hafanforever.tumblr.com/post/... Costume analysis of Tiana: https://morethanaloveinterest.tumblr.... Like what I’m making? Become a patreon   / annekalgesch   Buy me a ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/annekalgesch   / morethanaloveinterest   Website: https://annekalgesch.wordpress.com/ 0:00 Introduction 0:35 Part I: What is a Disney Princess? 11:40 Part II: Why a frog though? 24:34 Part III: What is the focus of this story? 30:26 Part IV: What is the value of hard work? 39:55 Conclusion: Is Tiana a good role model?