The earliest princesses from the classic fairy tales (Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel, Belle) are arguably European (with American accents!), while we've since had Middle Eastern (Jasmine, the closest we've got to a "Jewish Princess" if you listen to one of the deleted songs!), Native-American (Pocahontas) and even Asian Chinese (Mulan).
With all the diversity, we should be seeing such a princess, since otherwise there's a heck of a big hole there. And I think it's a bold move to bring back Disney animation like this and make that a feature of the film. It says "hey, we're back" but it also says that they're not just doing the same old white European thing...they're bringing something new and - as most would agree - something long overdue, to the mix.
Giselle in Enchanted is like the throwback to that "old age", while Tiana is the new and improved Disney forging things ahead. This is also why I believe Rapunzel will work wonders in CGI...we've basically seen what that could have been like in 2D, and having a master like Glen Keane trying something like this out in a new medium is going to bring the originality to it that's been missing in recent Disney fare.
I'm all for it!
