#Discussion: Whitewashing Princess Tiana?

[weber_dubois22]

I saw this tumblr earlier today. Apparently, someone on Ebay.com was/is selling a set of Disney Princesses. At first glance one might assume the lady in the lilypad dress is "Tinkerbell" via Peter Pan, but believe it or not, it a repainted version of "Tiana" of Princess and the Frog. Whether or not this was a mistake on the part of Disney or some a-hole at Ebay who decided he didn't like the fact that Tiana is black is rather elusive.





Case in point, a side-by-side comparison:




SOURCE: 1, 2, 3

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[weber_dubois22]

Yeah, I think that's definitely what they were trying to do with the figurine here.