The "Right" Cinderella

In field study last week, the students were given some free time; the students were allowed to work on puzzles quietly at their table, color etc. There were a group of 5 students drawing. I went over to the table to see what their pictures were looked like. There was one student who was drawing a picture of Cinderella. She was using one of the students' lunch box pales as a aid for drawing it. I noticed that it was the Disney depiction of Cinderella (white, blond hair, blue eyes). The student was black and so I asked her what she was drawing. She said that she was drawing Cinderella. Curious, I asked her why she made Cinderella white with blonde hair etc. She said because that is what Cinderella looks like. I asked her if Cinderella could have a different skin color or hair color . She said no.
This brief conversation that I had with the student really sparked some thoughts into my mind. I remember in my TE348 class, my instructor read us a Malaysian version of Cinderella. It was interesting to see a different culture's perspective of Cinderella with different depictions of the characters. I guess basically I feel it's not fair for Americans to depict Cinderella or any other folklore as Caucasians. I wish there were versions of Cinderella where Cinderella is black, Korean, bi-racial, latino etc. I want students to see that famous characters can be the same color as them and not just for what they were made famous for.