#jfc foreigners really like to use the worst examples for voodoo huh

[wingedpie21]

Once again I appreciate OP bringing the inaccuracies with Sam's designs to light. After my initial post, I did some more digging to how many things I missed to talk about because I only watched TPATF twice when I was younger and I found an article describing all the inaccurate/inappropriate choices filmmakers did in The Princess and the Frog and....there's so much to unpacking here.

This brings be back to Sam's design in the JP TWST version. Considering how filmmakers were mixing other Afro cultures within Haitian vodou (Ex: using African masks to represent Haitian lwa), Sam's face paint was probably less inspired by the actual voodoo markings and moreso West African tribal face paint. Which would probably explain why his face paint was so out of place in a voodoo point of view because they're probably not even voodoo markings in the first place (unsurprising how there was little actual research done within the JP TWST team 🙄). NA Disney probably remembered the backlash they got for mixing cultures and took them out in local TWST to avoid controversy.

Alright so ive been seeing this going around, the lack of paint on Sam in ENG . I dont want to start shit though, im saying this as a disclaimer. And i want to say this as controversial as it may be: it was for the best probably.

Voodoo has a history of being portrayed as dark magic which is horrible. Voodoo is a religion not satanic not dark magic. It is as much of a religon as Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, etc. Respect it. I like the bone paint too, it looked cool, but clearly its more cultural appropriation rather than appreciation on Sam (voodoo practicers if you can please tell me if ive said something wrong).

"Cancel culture" isnt just an "sjw" thing, its used to talk about problems. Saying "twst shouldve just stayed in jp" bc of the problematic aspect isnt good. We have to address problematic issues with culture and racism. Twst has racist aspects you cannot deny that. It doesnt mean you cant enjoy twst at all, but stay openminded and listen to minorities when they speak. Cultures arent "aesthetics" :/