White skin can’t be celebrated, even when it’s historical literature with a moral message. There are European women with black hair and very white skin. To demoralize the people you must erase their history and denigrate their heroes. She was a heroine because even when she was running for her life she stopped to help what she thought were children. She was then rescued by a hero who tirelessly searched for her. Can’t have a sweet fairy tale with morally good people who overcome and live happily ever after, you can’t even have children think that’s possible. Those children will grow up to be strong and idealistic and very hard to “govern”.