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There was no indication that he or anyone else was adopted. That wasn't the idea behing the '97 R&H Cinderella. Whitney herself said she was trying to make a multi-cultural statement. The trouble is, as I said, it just comes across as pandering. Especially when most of the actors that were cast were -not- exceptional actors/actresses.

Like I said before - I don't have a problem with different backgrounds/race/gender/age etc., as long as there's an explanation for it and it's a good casting call (for instance - I have no issues what so ever with Laurence Fishburne portraying Perry White in the newest Superman installment (Man of Steel), even though Perry has always been played by/portrayed by a white, older man, because I don't doubt for a second that he screen tested fantastically and will do justice to the role) - but doing it just because they need a token is wrong and insulting, to any race.