User:Gabi Gatling/Representation of women of color

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There is a lack of representation when it comes to women of colour in Hollywood films. In a dominantly white male industry, films have been written and directed to perpetuate stereotypes that portray images that do not resonate within the black community. Women of colour in films are still underrepresented despite there being global recognition of the issue. When they are represented, it is either through misrepresentations or stereotypes. The goal is to make films and tv shows portray its viewers in realistic ways, allowing women of colour to have agency and a voice.

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A recent example of this is the trailer for “Wreck-it Ralph: Breaks the Internet”, in which viewers felt that the only princess of colour (Tiana) had been inaccurately portrayed to her previous movie (Radulovic, 2018).

Disney had portrayed Princess Tiana as a light-skinned complexion with curly hair, small nose and ethnocentric (Radulovic, 2018). In her own movie “The Princess and the Frog”, she is portrayed as a dark-skinned girl with kinky hair, which is completely controversy to her recent appearance. After much backlash, Disney altered her features to correctly portray Princess Tina. It is important for little girls to feel like they are represented in film industries, and Princess Tiana is a visual representation of women that are not seen in these narratives (Radulovic, 2018).