1. If I go by the way that everything on race, skin colour etc is disected and turned into evil by Americans this film will never be made.

The studio can never do it right in these peoples' eyes; they will say she is too light, too dark, has the wrong accent or no accent at all, hair isn't curly enough or too curly, her features will be too stereotypical black or too white etc etc. And that is just about looks.....it will be neverending and no matter what they do, there will be complaints.

Posted at 12:26PM on Jul 21st 2008 by ninainindia

2. All we wish is for her NOT to be someone's MAID, nor for her either to be:
1. The daughter of someone who is in jail, or a drug addict,
2. A recovering drug addict, herself.

Much like all of the WHITE princesses, to which we have been forever exposed, she should be someone to whom our girl children can look up, and wish -- SAFELY -- to become, or to emuate.

You've done all of these things to your white princesses,and without having been DEMANDED to out of simple decency, why not to ours?

Posted at 11:05AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Geocur3971

3. Uh...Cinderella was someone's "maid", as was "Snow White"...on a whole - most princess stories have the same elements... beautiful girl, used as slave labor, kept prisoner, etc.. rescued by a prince.

Posted at 8:36AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Nerwen

4. Black people come in all beautiful shades,with all types of beautiful hair textures. But when you are racist you will continue to see distortions through ignorant and jealous eyes. Just tell the truth and show Blacks as you would show yourselves, without racism, and there will be no complaints. Disney should be ashamed of themselves. Just look at their history of so called depiction of any ethnic group besides white people and you will see. You people who are continously obsessed Black people and make immature racist comments about everything should take a look at yourselves and get educated about the world that you know nothing about. Racism is perpetuated by ignorance, jealousy,greed and no self love.

Posted at 9:31AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Geneva Smith

5. What "these people" are you talking about? Are you talking about the writers or are you talking about African Americans. You need to clarify yourself. If the movie being made is not realistic, then the population that you are trying to reach is not going to watch this.

Posted at 1:43AM on Oct 15th 2008 by Shannon

6. ninainindia, truer word were never spoken!

Posted at 9:27AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Neva

7. In my opinion, this is all being blown out of preportion. I may still be young but i've seen my fair share of disney movies, and the fact is, is that these movies were not made to be racist or anything like that. They were made for children to watch and to cherish. They were not made to be judged racially or sexually or anything else. They were made with children in mind, not adults. Any person on here that is taking this to seriously needs to lighten up and look at it from a child's perspective.

Posted at 9:30AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by shinigami ninja

8. I agree with you... Someone will always have something to complain about, No matter what. I am Cherokee and the part where they call the native american the Red Man... Well we a the Red Man. I am not offended by that or the fact that they call us Indians. So What!!!! Get Over it and get a life, I say. The thing is... We are all human and I treat everyone the same. Shut up and TRY to enjoy the show for the REAL meaning that it has.

Posted at 9:48AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by deb

9. Hey can someone wake up the Dwarves of the world!!! I think they need to get on here and complain about how they were depicted in the Snow White movie......

Posted at 10:31AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by grumpyguy37

10. How about we get blacks to consult for the Disney movie about the black princess ? That will take forever or probably not be made at all I think because even blacks can't agree on what is "stereotypical" and what is "too white-washed."

Posted at 10:52AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by char

11. U R correct, there will be complaints NO matter what. AHhh so sick of the cry babies. I want White History month, and so on and so on.

Posted at 10:53AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Cher

12. I overlooked all these nuances......you are so right

Posted at 10:50AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by barb

13. Think about this...Disney can create as many White 'maids' as they want, and nobody complains...but once they create a Black 'maid', suddenly it's looked upon as racism. Aren't the White characters also quite stereotypical? Just think about it...who's really being racist here?

Posted at 10:59AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by xpeaceandluv91x

14. None of the Disney movies made are "realistic". They include talking animals and people who talk to the animals. Children are not interested in what the character looks like, they just want to see a happy ending. I don't understand how parents and people can turn something so innocent as a Disney movie into a racist argument. Are children are suffering from the ignorance of their parents and critics.

Posted at 11:09AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by minimen84

15. I think that movies are meant to be 'entertainment' and it's all in the interpretation for each of us. We have the decision as to whether it offends us or not and whether to see it. Period.

I am sick of everything being about race and worried about whether it is PC or not. I am a mix of nationalities - Cherokee Indian, Irish, French, and many more. If I sat back and over-analyzed everything and took offense to how it portrays this race or that in a cartoon, I'd be in a padded room somewhere already.

So, entertain yourselves America and quit complaining. Just like books and other reading material, you aren't going to like everything that is thrown your way. Just move on...?

Posted at 11:34AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by melissainIL

16. "These people" you say? Perhaps part of the difficulty "these people" are having is that YOU and others like you are grouping them into one category based on color of skin or ethnicity instead of seeing them each as individuals. That would be a great basis on which to build, don't you think?

Posted at 11:56AM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Psolsamom818

17. When you turn black and walk in black peoples shoes, then you can make a comment like that...until then, you will never know. Do not try to guess what people feel inside, unless you have been there and done that.

Posted at 12:41PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by liliudlesofaloha

18. Let us not forget that the "white" princess Cinderella was also someone's maid.....

Posted at 12:10PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by Carrie Cimma

19. to shinigani

Apparently you have never seen Uncle Remus or the crows in "Dumbo" ... how about the Indians (native americans) in Peter Pan? Check things out before you comment and take the blinders off your eyes.

Posted at 12:20PM on Jul 23rd 2008 by thehularozes

20. How come when we were young ' Leaders of the 21st century', according to Uncle Walt, you couldn't even count on one finger the number of Mouseketeers of color or racial diversity? Zippidy DooDah won an Oscar for song of the year in the movie 'Song of the South', and even that melody was sung by big-lipped black crows. Why? Where does it end? Cinderella wasn't the maid. She was the step daughter.

Posted at 12:26PM on Jul 24th 2008 by Pamela V.