Review: A nice idea, but where are the little girls of color?
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
“All girls are pretty. That’s a matter of fact. That is one statement, I will not retract.”ALL GIRLS ARE PRETTY encourages young girls to find beauty on the inside. Height, weight, hairstyle, the size of one’s nose; all of these wonderful variations are part of what makes you unique – and are just window dressing besides. What really matters is who you are as a person.A lovely message, but one that’s negated by the total lack of diversity among the girls featured. Nine girls, and not one girl of color! There’s not even any variation in skin tone or complexion; all the girls are the same shade of white.  The omission is so glaring (especially in the scenes that show the entire group of girls, side-by-side) that I even switched from my Kindle to an iPad to make sure I wasn’t missing something in the black and white version. But nope. There’s not a single non-white girl to be found.  Disappointing, to say the least.