Kissing Frogs
by CallmeKarrie
I’m such a princess so of course I ran out to see The Princess & The Frog its opening weekend. I consider myself a Disney movie connoisseur and this definitely ranks amongst my faves. Honestly, it’s probably the first Disney movie I’ve been initially exposed to as an adult and for that reason I was able to read between the lines and appreciate the underlying themes.
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Long story short, the movie is about a girl who becomes a princess by kissing a prince who was turned into a frog. Even if you have never seen the movie, you could have easily predicted that. The underlying story is that of Tiana, a young black girl from New Orleans who eventually becomes the princess. Tiana grows up in a loving two-parent home and her only desire is to open a restaurant which is the dream she shared with her now deceased dad. In her pursuit to be a restaurateur, Tiana works overtime and totally neglects her friends. Although Tiana is in her late teens/early twenties, she has no social life at all. Even as a child, Tiana thought fairytales about falling in love and living happily ever after were silly and frivolous. On the other hand Tiana’s white BFF Charlotte is a little princess in the making. She dreams of one day becoming a princess and will do whatever it takes to get her happy ending.
This movie struck such a cord with me because news outlets everywhere, from Bossip.com to CNN, have published reports of the decline of marriage among successful black females. CNN.com recently ran an article about the increase of single black professional women adopting children because they are unsuccessful at finding a mate…
WTF??? Really. I know everyone’s mama told them to keep their “heads in those books and mind off those boys” but when did successful become synonymous with single? Why do black females feel the need to trade in their relationships and social lives for a career? I think what bothered me most about this is that is a stereotype that I don’t want to be true but I see with my own two eyes all too often.
Eventually, Tiana kissed the frog. And it wasn’t because she liked him or because she would become a princess. She kissed him because he promised to finance her restaurant if she helped him become a prince again. It wasn’t until she thought she would remain a frog for the rest of her life and actually feel in love that all her dreams came true. In the end she had her restaurant and her prince.
Ladies, keep kissing frogs until you find your prince and don’t let your life as a wife or mother run parallel to your career. You have to find the point at which they intersect and make it work. The wonderful thing about being a female is that we can carry the weight of the world on our shoulders while strutting in our four inch pumps. There is a little princess in all of us and we can truly have it all if we work for it.
Fly recognize fly so remember you’re a princess and always wear your crown.
- CallMeKarrie
I’m such a princess so of course I ran out to see The Princess & The Frog its opening weekend. I consider myself a Disney movie connoisseur and this definitely ranks amongst my faves. Honestly, it’s probably the first Disney movie I’ve been initially exposed to as an adult and for that reason I was able to read between the lines and appreciate the underlying themes.
Click Here to Read More!!!
Long story short, the movie is about a girl who becomes a princess by kissing a prince who was turned into a frog. Even if you have never seen the movie, you could have easily predicted that. The underlying story is that of Tiana, a young black girl from New Orleans who eventually becomes the princess. Tiana grows up in a loving two-parent home and her only desire is to open a restaurant which is the dream she shared with her now deceased dad. In her pursuit to be a restaurateur, Tiana works overtime and totally neglects her friends. Although Tiana is in her late teens/early twenties, she has no social life at all. Even as a child, Tiana thought fairytales about falling in love and living happily ever after were silly and frivolous. On the other hand Tiana’s white BFF Charlotte is a little princess in the making. She dreams of one day becoming a princess and will do whatever it takes to get her happy ending.
This movie struck such a cord with me because news outlets everywhere, from Bossip.com to CNN, have published reports of the decline of marriage among successful black females. CNN.com recently ran an article about the increase of single black professional women adopting children because they are unsuccessful at finding a mate…
WTF??? Really. I know everyone’s mama told them to keep their “heads in those books and mind off those boys” but when did successful become synonymous with single? Why do black females feel the need to trade in their relationships and social lives for a career? I think what bothered me most about this is that is a stereotype that I don’t want to be true but I see with my own two eyes all too often.
Eventually, Tiana kissed the frog. And it wasn’t because she liked him or because she would become a princess. She kissed him because he promised to finance her restaurant if she helped him become a prince again. It wasn’t until she thought she would remain a frog for the rest of her life and actually feel in love that all her dreams came true. In the end she had her restaurant and her prince.
Ladies, keep kissing frogs until you find your prince and don’t let your life as a wife or mother run parallel to your career. You have to find the point at which they intersect and make it work. The wonderful thing about being a female is that we can carry the weight of the world on our shoulders while strutting in our four inch pumps. There is a little princess in all of us and we can truly have it all if we work for it.
Fly recognize fly so remember you’re a princess and always wear your crown.
- CallMeKarrie
