The princess and the frog review

by Racialicious guest contributor Superhussy, originally published at Superhussy Media and Racialicious
[Editor's note: Today, Racialicious has posted several intriguing posts about "The Princess and the Frog." We have crossposted this review from a child's point of view. Read the other posts here and here.]
Disney’s new film “The Princess and the Frog” has sparked a lot of [...]

A social worker’s perspective of Disney characters

by Anti-Racist Parent Columnist Jae Ran Kim, originally published at Harlow’s Monkey
When my daughter was five, one of her favorite movies was Disney’s version of “Annie.” She would kneel on the kitchen floor, dishtowel in hand, and sing, “It’s a hard knock life!” as she swiped the linoleum. Once “Annie” arrived in our house, our [...]

Recommended reading

by Anti-Racist Parent special correspondent Colin Bowden
The blindfold of “colorblind” Pt.1 – Ethnically Incorrect Daughter
“As I’ve mentioned many times before, my family practiced a kind of colorblindness when it came to me. I guess they figured if they didn’t “see” my color, no one else would. The problem is that other people did notice and [...]

Question: How can you coach kids to be critical of what they see on TV?

by Carmen Van Kerckhove
I recently came across a trailer of the excellent documentary Mickey Mouse Monopoly (hat tip to Yolanda and Kai):
Mickey Mouse Monopoly takes a close and critical look at the world these films create and the stories they tell about race, gender and class and reaches disturbing conclusions about the values propagated under [...]