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Disney Princesses Reimagined As Different Ethnicities Look Absolutely Beautiful
Disney’s effort to racially diversify its princess roster with Tiana was welcomed by many, but for those who want to see even more diversity in their cast of princesses, the Let There Be Doodles Tumblr blog has got you covered. The artist behind this blog modified 10 screen captures of Disney princesses in action and imagined what they might look like if they were from different ethnicities.
The artist behind the illustrations said there was “no political agenda in mind for these edits (except maybe the desire to see a little more inclusivity and ethnic diversity), I just love working with character design.”
The modified Disney character illustrations make for an interesting thought experiment – how different might Sleeping Beauty have looked if Princess Aurora was of Jamaican or Argentinian ethnicity? How might Mulan look if the same story happened in the defense of Rome or Egypt? As the artist points out, “fairy tales are constantly being taken out of their cultural context. Most of the fairy tales that we know now were taken out of their original cultural context and altered. Aladdin was originally set in China. The Frog Prince was Latin, and was altered over and over again in several countries.”
The pretty princesses have been having an interesting time of it. Just towards the end of last year, Adam Ellis imagined what the Disney princess roster might look like if they all had glorious, flowing beards.
Source: Tumblr (h/t: buzzfeed)
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MarvinMelhorn 10 years ago
Tigers aren't native to Africa, so that's why they had to replace him with a lion.
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MariaFlasher 11 years ago
That is absolutely one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Doesn't matter what the princess looks like, it's what she represents.
JeanRice 11 years ago
These are cool, but don't match the legends/true stories they represent! Pocahontas was a real woman & The Little Mermaid is a Danish story.
DiegoCofréGonzález 11 years ago
c'mon, just enjoy the pics, we all know that, just chill dude! e_e
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CaitlynWhitman 11 years ago
Because everyone is to busy accusing whites to realize whites are discriminated and stereotyped as well. Kudos!
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NicholeDavis 11 years ago
The pictures are great, but I love the old Grimm stories. So Snow White being darker doesn't work for me, since her skin isn't white as snow
DondraIsMee 11 years ago
You're right, she is called snow white because her skin was a white as snow...Why do ppl away try to make things politically correct?
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CharifaSno 11 years ago
I love it! Good for little girls growing up and see examples off thereselfse in a positive way.
ChristopherBailey 11 years ago
Pocahontas and Jasmine don't work in story outside of their original races. But the art was done beautifully.
elephant7891011 11 years ago
Disney does not "white wash" their films. Most stories that Disney bases their movies off of, come from their respective native countries.
SuzanneHicks 11 years ago
the only one i think doesnt fit is snow white simply because in the story she was meant to be pale... chinese might have worked better
MarvinMelhorn 10 years ago
Tigers aren't native to Africa, so that's why they had to replace him with a lion.
Load More Replies... MariaFlasher 11 years ago
That is absolutely one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. Doesn't matter what the princess looks like, it's what she represents.
JeanRice 11 years ago
These are cool, but don't match the legends/true stories they represent! Pocahontas was a real woman & The Little Mermaid is a Danish story.
DiegoCofréGonzález 11 years ago
c'mon, just enjoy the pics, we all know that, just chill dude! e_e
Load More Replies... CaitlynWhitman 11 years ago
Because everyone is to busy accusing whites to realize whites are discriminated and stereotyped as well. Kudos!
Load More Replies... NicholeDavis 11 years ago
The pictures are great, but I love the old Grimm stories. So Snow White being darker doesn't work for me, since her skin isn't white as snow
DondraIsMee 11 years ago
You're right, she is called snow white because her skin was a white as snow...Why do ppl away try to make things politically correct?
Load More Replies... CharifaSno 11 years ago
I love it! Good for little girls growing up and see examples off thereselfse in a positive way.
ChristopherBailey 11 years ago
Pocahontas and Jasmine don't work in story outside of their original races. But the art was done beautifully.
elephant7891011 11 years ago
Disney does not "white wash" their films. Most stories that Disney bases their movies off of, come from their respective native countries.
SuzanneHicks 11 years ago
the only one i think doesnt fit is snow white simply because in the story she was meant to be pale... chinese might have worked better
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