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By Tierin-Rose Mandelburg ~

Well, there goes your childhood.

As part of its content reevaluation, Publisher Ladybird Books has deemed titles like “Snow White” and “Cinderella” as problematic, citing them as “ageist,” lacking diversity, and putting too much emphasis on beauty.

In a report by The Blaze, the publisher, a subsidiary of Penguin, is taking an active effort to use “sensitivity readers” to point out any problematic parts of these books.

Numerous examples were given of how Snow White is “ageist,” including the fact that the villain is an evil old woman. Apparently, this sends the signal that old people are evil.

There are also apparently “too many white princesses with blonde hair and blue eyes” in the fantasy genre. I guess Tiana, Jasmine and Pocahontas weren’t considered.

Perhaps most strikingly, The Blaze reported publishers complained that Snow White assumed the prince was a man, saying the book should…