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In September, I shared a story on Instagram about my daughter Hannady and a moment that unexpectedly reminded me of the importance of representation. She spent a whole Saturday afternoon and evening watching different versions of the classic Disney Cinderella on repeat in her princess dress. By Sunday, I tried to convince her to watch something different, and she asked to watch Cinderella again. “The ‘real’ one,” she called it.
At first, I didn’t know which one she meant. Was she talking about the newer live-action remake? To my surprise, she meant the Rodgers and Hammerstein version starring Whitney Houston and Brandy.
As a music-loving parent, I felt like I’d done something right…