#Discussion: Dissecting White Privilege in Tiana and Charlotte's friendship

[weber_dubois22]

by disneyforprincesses

First and furthermost, I most sincerely appreciate and care for both Lottie and her friendship with Tiana, yet constructive criticism must be done.

Lottie is an interesting character, she’s your typical girly, over the top, princess loving rich girl. She’s your typical southern belle,too. Lottie is that adorable character from Princess and The Frog. She’s funny, humorous, and most importantly, one of the most, if not MOST popular character from Princess and The Frog.

The greatest problem is even though this is suppose to be Tiana’s movie and Disney’s answer to their past white princess films. However Disney deliberately decides to put in a white princess-like character who is ‘VERY HISTORICALLY INACCURATE’ (to quote my HISTORICALLY ACCURATE friends) Tiana’s bff.

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So 'Princess and the Frog' has been decidedly picked apart by internal crituqes to the point wherein there doesn't seem to be much for people to enjoy, but it isn't without reason. To a degree this is something I've felt for the longest time but could never put into words and I think the writer here gets across the problematic element of Tiana's relationship with Charlotte well. Agree or disagree?