Here's a better question: "Why is Snow White never played by an albino?"

[seriousfic]

I saw an article on io9 asking why Snow White is, in two movies, being played by white people. Aside from the name, of course. Now, to be fair, Hollywood did try to make a movie about an Asian Snow White, but for some reason, investors didn't find Yellow Snow palatable.

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[mcity.livejournal.com]

There are a large number of folklore stories that follow more or less the same premise.

And then there was Disney's "Cinderella", starring Brandy Norwood and Whitney Houston.

[lodo-bear.livejournal.com]

I think I remember that one! Didn't it have Whoopi Goldberg as queen, a white guy as king, and an Asian as their son, the handsome prince?

[mcity.livejournal.com]

I think it might've, yeah. I watched it something like fourteen years ago, so I can't remember all the details. I don't even remember where I watched it.