#more so than the usa in many ways actually yet tiana was one of my faves i knew she was black but like i never gave a shit lmao

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

With all of this talk about needing characters to look like you in order to be able to relate to them or like them, I remembered Tiana from The Princess and the Frog being one of my favorite Disney Princesses when I was a little girl and I’m a non-black Hispanic, so obviously I didn’t resemble her in any way, yet I always liked her because I simply found her to be very likable and TPATF was one of my favorite Disney movies growing up. I liked her so much I even bought a doll of her and photo frame with her when I went to visit Disney World for the first (and only) time, I think I even wanted to dress up as her at some point. Not once did I, a brown Mexican girl, ever care about me not looking like Tiana at all nor Tiana being a black princess in any way, I just thought she was a cool character and to me, that’s all that really mattered. I think I was probably one of the very few girls where I lived that actually had her as one of her faves. A character doesn’t have to physically resemble you in order for you to like them or relate to them. Children specially don’t even care about a character’s gender or race being different from theirs unless there’s some influence from other external forces like their parents or just society in general involved.

#diversity #representation #princess tiana #text #this also proves the point that racism is definitely taught and not something that is inherent #specially coming from someone who grew up in a country that tends to be less racially tolerant towards darker skinned people... #more so than the usa in many ways actually yet tiana was one of my faves i knew she was black but like i never gave a shit lmao #her race never mattered what mattered was the character and the dress and she had both so that made her a fave of mine #she still is one of my faves btw #like i wasn't one to be bothered by characters being different from me at all i grew up watching people who looked nothing like me my whole #life because i've consumed western/american media all my life #i don't understand why some people make such a big deal out of characters being non-white like they aren't some super rare species from #another planet they are normal human beings and should be treated and seen as such #don't treat them as less or more just based on that #speaking of which #i wonder where the fuck i left that tiana doll #it's been a while since i last watched tpatf i might give it a watch again it's a good movie #yes i'm now aware of the complaints pertaining to the race-related stuff #but you can acknowledge something from a movie or show you like that might have not been portrayed in the best light and still enjoy it #i hold that belief anyways