#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

Comments

[huit.livejournal.com]

I think these were determined to be knockoffs. I'm willing to bet that knockoff producers are just going to use what materials they already have, why bother getting new plastic for just one mold. And her dress's resemblance to Tinkerbell is just convenient and/or confusing depending on how you look at it.