The Ugly Stepsister does not feature transsexual characters or directly address transgender identity. While it explores themes of bodily transformation, these are metaphorical for societal pressures on women to conform to beauty ideals, rather than engaging with transsexual experiences or community. Therefore, there is no depiction of transsexual themes or characters.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film's main characters, including Elvira, Agnes, and Prince Julian, are portrayed with their canonical genders consistent with the original Cinderella fairy tale. No characters have an on-screen gender that differs from their established gender in the source material.

The film's casting and on-screen population are predominantly Northern European, consistent with the traditional European depiction of Cinderella fairy tale characters and the Scandinavian-inspired setting. No characters established as one race are portrayed as a different race.