Disney Films Go From Snow White To A Black Princess

Walt Disney will soon have a new heroine — a black princess. After years of criticism for alleged white bias and stereotyping black Americans, the company responsible for Snow White will release a film in 2009 entitled "The Frog Princess", starring a black animated princess (pictured) called Maddy.

Like her white Disney sisters — Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, the Little Mermaid, and the beauty from "Beauty and the Beast" — Maddy will get her own product line of toys, books, clothing, DVDs, furniture and other merchandise, sold under the Disney Princess brand. Aimed at girls aged 3 to 8, Disney Princess toys have generated $3 billion in sales. Disney hopes that by creating a character who appeals to blacks, sales will increase even further.