Citation

Gregory SMC. J. Afr. Am. Stud. 2010; 14(4): 432-449.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s12111-010-9138-x

PMID

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Abstract

In New Orleans, second line parades typically run concurrent with main line parades, although they take separate routes and incorporate those who would usually remain on the sidelines. These neighborhood-based parades provide an opportunity for memorialization and the cultivation of critical skills for leadership and community organization. In this essay, I argue that Disney's The Princess and the Frog plays the role of a "second line" in Disney's genre of "princess" films. While Disney attempts to produce Princess Tiana as empowered, grounded, and down-to-earth, the colorful film still relies heavily on reproductions of racial ideologies that sanitize the everyday lives of African-Americans and normalize whiteness.

Language: en