Amber R. Leick

thedailyfeed:

Disney’s newest princess, Sofia, is Latina — and is already the source of controversy. The problem is, the Latina Princess bears no distinct Latina features. And her voice is done by a non-Latina actress, Ariel Winter of the hit comedy “Modern Family.”

“Sofia is Latina. It’s sort of a matter-of-fact situation rather than an overt thing,” executive producer Jamie Mitchel said during a press tour this week.

Disney made big deals of promoting its other non-white female protagonists, including Mulan, Pocahontas, and Tiana, the first black princess.

“But with Sofia, it’s like, ‘Oh, by the way, she’s Latina. That just doesn’t make any sense. It really bothers me,” said Lisa Navarrete, spokeswoman for La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy organization.

I hope by Latina they mean caucasian, cause that’s what she is.