Ashley M. Miller
have an African American prince as the hero of the story (424). Although Tiana and Prince Naveen are considered different in social standing, both are still subjected to the power of the dominant class. There is a variety of different white cultural representations, including wealthy characters such as Mr. Le Bouff and Charlotte, mercantile class characters such as the Fenner Brothers, poor swamp billy characters such as Ray and the hunters who all subjugate the ethnic Naveen and Tiana to their power in some shape, form, and fashion. Despite Disney’s proclaimed first African American princess, there is no African American prince to stand beside her.Throughout the film, Disney aggressively presents audiences across the world with an image of a powerful white patriarchal system that dominates and will continue to dominate ethnic cultures.
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