This is Princess Sofia. (No, not this one.) She’s a new Disney character who’s being hyped as the princess factory’s first Latina.
She’ll star in a Disney Channel movie on Nov. 18 before getting her own TV series in 2013. The plot is that Sofia (voiced by Ariel Winter, Alex Dunphy on Modern Family), must adjust to princess life after her mother (voiced by Sara Ramirez, Callie Torres on Grey’s Anatomy), marries a king.
Sofia’s heritage is being presented as a “matter-of-fact situation rather than an overt thing,” executive producer Jamie Mitchell said on a recent press tour. “She is Latina,” added Mitchell, after one reporter asked about Sofia’s mother’s darker skin.
While I think it’s great that we get more representation in the media, something about her look irks me out, as well as the ‘mother’s darker skin’ comment. While I acknowledge that Latin@s come in all colours and shades, does it not bother anyone else that our first Latina princess seems a bit whitewashed?
Thoughts?
EDIT: I’d also like to point out that she will be voiced by a non Latina, Ariel Winter.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT DISNEY
FIRST LATINA PRINCESS HAS TO BE BLUE EYED AND LIGHT HAIRED????
WHY. THE FUCK.
COULDN’T THEY AT LEAST BOTHER TO MAKE HER HAIR BLACK/DARK BROWN OR HER EYES BROWN INSTEAD OF BLUE?
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT.
THIS IS WHY MY SIBLINGS AND MY MOTHER GREW UP FEELING UGLY.
HOLY CRAP! REALLY!?!??!?!?!?!??!?! She looks...like me, Princess Lauren, white
I never would have guessed she was “latina”, for the love of god she wouldn’t even pass for a porteña…
looks literally white, even if she were half latina she looks full white. wtf is this
What the actual fuck. Yes, there are “white” Latinas, but it’s kind of obvious that Disney is just trying to earn bonus...
Indeed it is! Disney sort of implies that she’s Hispanic, what with the way they’re playing up the innovative aspect of...
All technicality aside, that’s...massive cop out on their part.
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She’s white. Not that latin@s can’t be white pero like… I think the purpose of having a Latina princess is lost. She’s...
I know as Latin@s, we are a broad diversity in our looks. But COME ON! Blue eyes?!?!? Why is she so white-washed. There...
Don’t know how I feel about this. Why is she so white though? You can’t just throw a Spanish name on character and call...
A ‘bit’ whitewashed?
jajajaja last night I see the post where you say you’re half latina and I was thinking something fun to respond, but...
…I can’t. This is ridiculous on so many levels. Disney really...to have problems...
all kinds of fail, disney
I don’t want them to be all stereotypical about it but really? Is this really the best they could think of? JFC. And...
lmao no mames. q no saben q muchas de las gringas son una especie de Latina diferente — se llaman Latinas secretas....
simon wey 90% de las mexicanas tenemos ojos verdes y peo cafe, osea ovbio super mil