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Update: After the backlash, MyPinguTv apologized in a new video with an edited ending.
Any conscious Black person will tell you that racism is alive and well. Still, it has the ability to catch us off guard when we least expect it, in the most unassuming places. Today’s example comes from a children’s cartoon.
According to Shadow and Act, a cartoon called “Dina and the Prince Story,” from the children’s YouTube channel MyPinguTV, showed the main character, Dinah losing her beauty. The loss of her beauty was punishment for speaking, which she had been forbidden to do. The problem just wasn’t about her losing her beauty for speaking. (That’s another topic for another day.) The bigger, more glaring issue is the fact that when Dina “lost” her beauty, she was transformed into a Black woman, with big, curly hair.
When the Prince comes and sees that her appearance has changed, she explains that the reason she’s “ugly” is because she disobeyed. The Prince says that her looks don’t matter, that he loves her anyway. Because he truly loves her, her looks return.
You can watch the scene where it all happens in the video below.
White supremacy is able to teach our children to hate themselves because anti-Blackness is normalized at every level of this racist society. This YouTube cartoon called “Dina and the Prince” depicts a white woman turning into a Black woman after she‘s cursed to be “ugly.” pic.twitter.com/UfyoAHeEtv
— The Cali Nerd (@TheCaliNerd) July 22, 2019
Naturally, sending a message like this to children, of all races, is a problem. There are more than enough anti-Black messages when it comes to our beauty and for this type of messaging to be present in children’s programming is egregious.
Thankfully, when the clip made it to the internet, people sounded off about it. See what they had to say about it on the following pages.
BTW we don't just come on here and complain on this side. Go on Youtube, search "Dina and the prince" give it thumbs down and report for Hateful content. If enough of us do it, I am sure @YouTube will stop fckn w influencer algorithm and get to work on taking it down. pic.twitter.com/uIvoFlLBBi
— Big D is for Big Demeanor (@reallyrai) July 23, 2019
White supremacy is able to teach our children to hate themselves because anti-Blackness is normalized at every level of this racist society. This YouTube cartoon called “Dina and the Prince” depicts a white woman turning into a Black woman after… https://t.co/dtFmnxJX34
— Tiffany V. Bradshaw (@TVBradshaw) July 25, 2019
I really can not believe that "Dina And The Prince" video, wow.
— Kyro (@Kyro927) July 24, 2019
Dina And The Prince Story | Bedtime Stories for kids | My Pingu Tv – YouTube Take this down @YouTube – this is vile. Wtf are y’all doing if you let shit like this be made & posted? https://t.co/d6FszSNksP
— Jessachelle 📚🎶🎵💄💋 (@Jessachelle1) July 23, 2019
PSA: DON’T LET YOUR KIDS WATCH "Dina And The Prince Story | Bedtime Stories for kids | My Pingu Tv" IT IS RACIST TRASH!!!!
— Kelli (@illek_kelli) July 23, 2019
Dina And The Prince Story | Bedtime Stories for kids | My Pingu Tv https://t.co/ERvbLdwpIY via @YouTube
Here’s the link, report this shit, spam it, curse it, infest it with viruses, I literally don’t give a fuck we just gotta get rid of this I am terrified https://t.co/cU22dLRdrl
— Lorelei 🌬🌥🌬⛅️🌬🌤🌬☀️☁️ (@LoreleiJurenka) July 23, 2019
saw that dina and the prince thing on twitter, thinking "god how bad is this gonna be" and after watching my mouth was literally agape for like, a good solid minute, that is so fucked
— patty🌹 @ ghost of tsushima (@ultimacannon) July 23, 2019
@YouTube how come the video is still up???????? Please take it down!
— Ta N⭐️⭐️ (@Gooner972) July 23, 2019
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It's preposterous the lengths white supremacists will go to destroy Black women's image.— Joyeux Hendrickson (@JoyeuxH) July 23, 2019