I really enjoyed this article, because I felt it included a lot of aspects from our Documentary, Missrepresentation, which we just watched for blog #7 and i was inspired by the huge moved for equality, by the US to make marriage an equal right for all. At first I was disturbed that this little girl was being attacked by other little girls and even grown women for the sole matter of the color of her skin. She was told that she should not have dressed as Elsa because "Elsa is not Black," aside from the fact that she was told that her kind of black was ugly, although all I see is a beautiful little girl dressed as a princess. Half way through the story I was really heart-broken because i saw so many wrong things with this society; Why is a little 3 year old having to endure verbal abuse by the ignorance of fellow females? Are we not supposed to empower each other? ... Aside from the fact that I think it is so cowardly to attack a defenseless little baby, opposed to a grown woman that can defend herself. However, I was so happy towards the middle of the article when I found out that people from all over the world were contacting Little Samara to sow her support and uplift her with kind messages! They message from the world-wide support was so great that even Queen Elsa (actress that plays Elsa in Disney World) send a personalized message to Ms Samara to remind her to "To always be yourself and let it go." That was so touching to me, and I hope we are always able to stand up, not just for little girls, but anybody who is being discriminated, so that we can build up each other and avoid so many acts of hate.
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Cameron Keady. Bullies Tell girl in 'Frozen' Costume that "Elsa isn't Black," so internet steps in. The Huffington Post June 26, 2015.
Such a heartbreaking article. I feel that Disney characters are meant to inspire people of all kinds, and not have them be figures specifically catered towards certain groups of people.
ReplyDeleteThis story was very sad, but significant to the times, there is a lot of growth that society needs to do before we truly accept everyone for who they are, I am glad that the story for Samara had a happy ending, and can tell that Disney characters like Elsa show the changing model for girls is in America.
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