I once read that there are two things about the anglo-saxon culture which we will never fully understand : the British respect towards Royal Family and the African-American cultural struggle. The past classes analyzing Faulkner's work have made me think about many aspect that the current African-American community consider a "Cultural Triumph"
About a week ago a stumbled upon the Glozell's video above. For those who do not know her, Glozell, is an American youtuber (yes, youtuber is a real job) who has become famous for doing random things such as the Cinnamon Challenge. When she is not busy choking on powder cinnamon, she talks about the everyday struggles a a black female, such as how hard it is to get her hair done at a saloon or how hard is to find make up for people darker than Beyonce.
Many of her videos are extremely entertaining, but the one showed above might be her most honest video yet. In only 30 seconds she lets her self open and shows how important is to her to see Princess Tiana (Disney´s first black princess) at the Disney Parade.
"When I went to Disney as a child, there were not black people even on the Parade and now there is a Princess"Maybe for us, the fact that there is a black Princess on the Disney Parade does not mean anything; but for the black community is of paramount importance, is s cultural triumph. Just compare it to what we have been studying in class and with the current state of the black community. Some people would have not even imagined a black Disney Princess.
Hopefully, Faulkner´s work will make us more aware of those little things or gestures that we overlook, but that the black community thanks.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, every single thing that shows an outreach of the black community is a gain that needs to be praised, not only by that specific community, but also by all the ones that belong to that society. Even though Glozell is a youtube character that lies beneath humor, she is stating the point that the world is changing; the so-called minorities are settling down in society and are not taking a step back, only steps forward. The fact that an African-American man is the current president of the USA is the biggest but first step that has been taken towards the acknowledgement that minorities are visible and are not going anywhere. There is still a lot work to do in order to be considered equal by all members of society, but this will not occur over night.
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EliminarI completely agree with you in the sense that for us the fact that there is a black princess in Disney is not as relevant as for the black community. If you think about it, Disney is one of the symbols of USA, is practically an icon of that country that should represent the whole nation and its citizens, while the reality is that there were only white, blonde princesses. For me, the incorporation of a black princess says a lot about the country, especially since it is a step forward to the acceptance of the multiculturality that characterizes USA, diversity and the acknowledgement of one of the biggest racial minorities present in America, which are black people. Personally, I think the US has come a long way from the starting point presented by Faulkner by creating Tiana, the black princess which for me is one of the best.
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