Cinderella is a tale as old as time, and the 2015 reboot was even nominated for an Oscar for best costume design (lets be real, that dress was amazing). However, something that many people don't discuss when discussing Cinderella is the issue of class representation. While we have all heard of how the young 'peasant' caught the eye of the prince and left her life to become royal, not many of us have discovered the implications of the way race is presented in this movie.
In Cinderella, Cinderella is a beautiful orphaned girl under the care of her terrible step-mother and step sisters. She is forced to clean the home and live life as a peasant. This is until the night of the ball when she catches the eye of the prince and ends up leaving her life to become a princess.
This story and others like it leave young girls to believe that royals, or the rich can get them out of situations where they are poor. This may be where terms such as "gold digger" can come into play. Little girls can grow up believing that they need a rich man to get them out of their situations instead of believing in themselves to get out of their situations. This can become detrimental to young girls everywhere.
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