Gay Dads, Powerful Princesses

Snow White? I don’t know her. These days, the delicate, demure princesses from the earliest days of Disney films are history, replaced by a more socially progressive kind of young lady royalty that puts leadership and skills first, frilly dresses a distant second.

In fact, in “Princess Power,” a new Netflix kids show from executive producers Drew Barrymore and “Today” coanchor Savannah Guthrie, the show’s theme song says it all — “no matter what we wear, we’re gonna be right there.”

Based on Guthrie’s bestselling book series, “Princesses Wear Pants,” co-written by parent educator and psychologist Allison Oppenheim, the show is full of girl-power positivity for every kind of kid seeking aspirational get’er-done determination and the power of friend-family. Those messages, along with a valuable one on selfexpression, are a part of the queer-inclusive, pro-feminist fabric of the 14-episode series,