Disney Princesses � Part 3

You may recall a few weeks back I did a couple articles on the Disney Princesses (here and here) which was received with resounding approval by my readership as well as top accolades from many in the who deemed my analysis �awesome� and �deserving of a Pulitzer.�

My list however was incomplete due to the fact that I had yet to view �The Princess and the Frog,� Disney's most recent iteration of what has become commonly known as �the Disney Princess farce.�

Here is what I wrote previously regarding the movie�s heroine, Tiana:

09. Tiana � Also not a real princess until she marries a frog, Tiana is an American living in New Orleans in 1912.  Wearing a princess costume for a masquerade ball, Tiana is mistaken as a real princess by a frog who just happens to be a prince from a country that still has a monarchy. Since I have yet to see �The Princess and The Frog,�  I will not comment further regarding the negative aspects of the film or its �princess.�  If you have seen the movie, feel free to add input in the comments section.

-Spoilers be here, ye be warned.-

Now having watched the film, I can say without a doubt that Tiana fits right in with the other ridiculous princess characters in the Disney cartoon collection.  She is a person who violates her own principles in order to get financial success � throughout the first act, we are constantly reminded that Tiana would never ever in a million years kiss a frog no matter the material benefits. When actually faced with such a choice, all her principles go out the window as she decides that money is more important and this prince who is a frog can provide that. The result is that rather than turning the frog into a handsome rich prince, Tiana�s kiss turns herself into a frog�Shrek much?

Ultimately the two frogs fall in love and learn that the only way they can change back is if the prince frog is kissed by a true princess � sooo not Tiana. And lucky them, its Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Tiana�s friend Charlotte just happens to be the daughter of the man named King of the festival�so in classic Disney fashion, Charlotte qualifies as a princess until the clock strikes midnight.  When the necessary kiss fails to happen before this moment in time, the two frogs decide that they are good with their condition and decide to get married as frogs � Shrek much? 

At that moment Tiana becomes a princess by marriage and the subsequent kiss changes them back into humans.  All of this�because Tiana did what she swore she would never do. Sure, it turned out okay in the end�but not without sacrificing the films best character to death by shoe sole. All this without even mentioning the loose flooziness of a woman who is willing to make out with someone for money�or the problems that come with interspecies relationships.  And this is supposed to be a role model for our children?