This is proof that Black people are overly sensitive. Furthermore, it leads me to believe that no amount of appeasement will ever be enough for some people.
I quote from Wikipedia"
There was some controversy when media first had details of the film the name of the heroine of the movie (a 19 year old girl of African American heritage) was announced as Maddy (short for the French name Madeleine) with the film set in the French Quarter. The character's name was perceived by some as to be a typical, lower-class, "slave name", mostly for sounding and looking similar to Mammy (a variant of mother) considered a stereotype due to Hattie McDaniel's character in Gone With the Wind. The heroine also had a job as a maid, like Cinderella and Snow White, which received complaints as being racially insensitive.
On April 20, 2007, E! reported that the title of the film could possibly be changed from The Frog Princess to The Princess and the Frog, and that the lead character Maddy may be getting a name change as well.[25]
On May 4, 2007, USA Today published an article regarding the film in which they referred to it under the aforementioned title, The Princess and the Frog, and referred to the lead character as "Tiana" rather than Maddy, supporting the earlier reported name change possibilities.[26]
On May 8, 2007, BET and other online sites reported that Disney spokeswoman Heidi Trotta stated that some of the original release information was incorrect, and confirmed the USA Today names "Princess Tiana" and The Princess and the Frog to be correct. Trotta stated "Princess Tiana will be a heroine in the great tradition of Disney’s rich animated fairy tale legacy, and all other characters and aspects of the story will be treated with the greatest respect and sensitivity."[27]
In March 2009, once more information of the film's casting was released, the African-American community had contention with the fact that the Prince isn’t black.[22] Prince Naveen comes from a fictional land named Maldonia, and is voiced by Brazilian actor Bruno Campos. Angela Bronner Helm from Black Voices, a website that focuses on African-American culture, wrote in a March article:
“ ...Disney obviously doesn't think a black man is worthy of the title of prince. I guess Sasha and Malia and all the other little black girls out there should just shut up and be thankful to have something! Little black boys will have to wait another 20 years.[28] ”
William Blackburn, former columnist at The Charlotte Observer, voiced his criticism of another matter. He stated that the "story is set in New Orleans, the setting of one of the most devastating tragedies to beset a black community" and felt the choice of this setting was "insensitive."[28]
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In theaters December 11, 2009.