The Princess & the Frog

Hello Sistafriends!
Well on first thought as I sat down to watch this much anticipated full animation film, I was still a bit put off that Disney's first African American princess would not have an African American prince. "Here we go again," I thought, "Another covertly antagonistic, but maybe unintended, attack on Black male-female relationships." BUT, while viewing the movie, I quickly went from being "put off" to being very much relieved! It looks like Disney avoided perpetuating a hugely negative and FALSE stereotype about Black men, Black women, and their relationship with each other. If the prince would have been Black - the message conveyed could have been that Black men are lazy, carefree, irresponsible playboys who need a way-too-serious, no-fun-havin' Black woman who will singularly work hard all-the-day-long to make life better for them both. Yep - that would've been way worse. Boy did we dodge a bullet! or did we? I can't help but think that the Black community can't win for losing. Given the story line of the movie, either our first Black princess and prince (if he were Black) would be hailed as great --- only to have the comedians joke shortly thereafter that the sequel will show them to be the next Tiger Woods and Elin (& yes, I am looking for a more relevant comparision --- because I know the example of a Black rich man with a White woman is a whole 'nother blog) OR our community may be left pondering whether we should cheer the fact that our princess married an ethnically ambiguous man from the fictional Maldonia; contemplating that maybe it's time for Black women to  find love elsewhere in the ethnic rainbow, since our Black men often seem to be doing that as well --- if you believe what you see in the MEDIA! (I know, that's a whole 'nother blog too.) Such thinking as these two examples really could result from watching a story such as the Princess & the Frog, unless we control the story. So among all the other wonderful things this movie will likely inspire, I hope it passionately moves young girls and boys, as well as the young at heart, TO WRITE! Oh, and by the way, I absolutely loved the movie for its realistic, relatable and respectful portrayal of African Americans' soul, strength, intelligence, grace, class, pride, and community :-) (and yes, that too may be a whole 'nother blog.) What did you think?