It only took 84 years and an African American presidential candidate for Disney to bring its first black princess to fruition with The Princess and the Frog. For the upcoming movie they’ve returned both to hand-drawn animation (CGI is awesome and all, but how about some old school 2-D love for cartoons already?) and the writer/director combo of John Musker and Ron Clemens who worked on some of the last Disney films we remember that didn’t suck, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.
Somehow though, the task of creating a black princess has not been easy for the Disney team. In fact, they’ve had to go back and rework every aspect of the title character from her appearance to her name (she went from “Maddy” to a more modern “Tiana”) to her occupation (was originally dubbed a chambermaid) after concern for playing to African American stereotypes. We somehow doubt there was a woman named Tiana living in 1920s New Orleans, where the story is set, but we’ll let that slide as we have a bigger issue with the new trailer: the toothless narrating firefly. Yeah.
What a sick piece of crap!! This story is just despicable.
An evangelical preacher killed his wife several years ago and stuffed her body in a freezer after she caught him abusing their daughter, according to police and court documents.
Anthony Hopkins, 37, was arrested Monday night at the Inspirational Tabernacle Church of God in Christ in Jackson, Alabama, just after he had delivered a sermon to a congregation that included his seven other children, officials said.
He faces charges including murder, rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and incest.
Hopkins was denied bail Thursday when he appeared before Mobile County District Judge George Hardesty. The case is set for arraignment next week, Hardesty’s clerk said. Read the rest of this entry »
This grandmother needs to be jailed too in my opinion.
Caylee’s grandmother was a bit defensive while she talked briefly with reporters after returning to her home Thursday. She asked the focus be maintained on her missing granddaughter Caylee Anthony.
“This is what it’s all about, okay? This is what it’s all about,” Cindy said as she displayed a photo of 2-year-old Caylee.
But Caylee Anthony remains missing. Cindy Anthony said her husband and son met with investigators for six hours Wednesday.
“Our whole family spent the entire day yesterday sharing things with the authorities. So, again, we cannot impede their investigation,” she said. “I cannot give you names of people potentially linked to this thing.”
Meanwhile, Casey Anthony doesn’t appear any closer to getting out of jail. Following an appeal court’s denial of bond reduction, Cindy Anthony said Casey’s attorney is now working on a federal appeal.
Casey’s real loss, though, is coming in the court of public opinion, because she won’t tell investigators exactly where she thinks Caylee is or lead them to who might have her. But Cindy maintains her daughter has good reason.
“She’s leading you to a place, but she’s not telling you to the exact right apartment, because she’s afraid, if someone walks in, something may happen to Caylee. That’s all I can say without jeopardizing this case.”
NEW YORK – When Katherine Heigl opens her mouth, people listen. They don’t always like what they hear.
If the media loves a celebrity lightning rod, then Heigl certainly delivers the goods. The Emmy-winning actress has taken heat for her blunt public comments and doesn’t seem to give two winks.
According to her detractors, the “Grey’s Anatomy” star’s outre behavior includes: demanding a higher salary in contract negotiations with ABC; slamming the megahit comedy “Knocked Up,” in which she starred with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd, as “a little sexist” in painting women as “humorless and uptight” and men as “lovable, goofy”; and, recently, refusing to seek anEmmy nomination because “Grey’s” writers failed to deliver the goods for an awards-worthy performance.
At times, Heigl comes off like a reality show contestant who says, “I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to win.” That attitude, as any avid viewer of shows from “Survivor” to “The Bachelor” would agree, wins few allies on the island (or in the mansion), but it sure makes for good TV.
But in a world of bland, media-trained celebs, is it such a bad thing to speak your mind?
Disney’s first black princess coming to theaters in 2009 
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Aug 4, 2008 by Gabby Girl
This grandmother needs to be jailed too in my opinion. 
NEW YORK – When 