Results: Disney's live-action Little Mermaid will star a black Ariel
Published on 07/14/2019
Disney’s forthcoming live-action Little Mermaid is set to star actress and singer Halle Bailey, of the R&B duo Chloe x Halle, as Ariel, Variety reports. That means that one of Disney’s most iconic princesses is going to look quite different. This Ariel will be black.
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Disney casting a black actress has sparked controversy online, with many people thinking the actress should be white because the original mermaid was white. Do you agree the actress needs to be white because the cartoon was?
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Disney has many live action cartoon re-makes coming out, such as Aladdin, The Lion King and now The Little Mermaid. Do you enjoy watching or are you interested in watching these live action remakes? Yes
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If a person thinks that the actress should be white, do you consider this racist? Yes
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Do you think Disney should make more live action movies like this where the main characters are people of color, so there is more representation in main stream media? Yes
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