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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
Like I said I didn't even know about the books before today. And wasn't one of the Disney ones white IIRC?
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Yes, in the movie (I'm not quite certain what IIRC means) one of the characters is made white. In the books ALL of the characters are black, black and white/Italian, black-hispanic, etc. The point of the book was a book black girls could see themselves reflected in as there was not a lot of literature in the mainstream aimed at that demographic. Disney saw fit to tamper with the characters because God forbid there was not a white girl (although they never make it clear, at least not to me, but I believe she's supposed to be mixed-latina). I'm also pretty sure they cut one girl/character out, but not 100%.
ETA: They DID cut a Cheetah Girl from the film
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Che..._(novel_series)
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