Cringe Benefits

15 - The Princess and the Frog Pt. 2 (w/ Regina Renée Russell)

Episode Summary

The conclusion to last week's episode with special guest Regina Renée Russell about Disney's 2009 movie musical "The Princess and the Frog."

Episode Notes

Welcome back to the bayou for Part 2 of our conversation with Regina Renée Russell about Disney's failed foray into cultural diversity, The Princess and the Frog. On the docket this week: what Hollywood gets wrong about voodoo, Charlotte LaBoeuf and the troublesome trope of Good White People, the long history of Black characters as animals, and more. 

 

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Guest: Regina Renée Russell

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Host/Producer: Abby Wilde

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