The Little Mermaid, Halle Bailey Faces Racist Comments

Millennials, do you remember the time when you used to wait for disney movies? Thanks to Disney for remaking live-action Aladin, The Lion King and The Little Mermaid for us.

On July 3rd, Halley Bailey, the Chloe X Halle singer was announced as the lead Ariel of “The Little Mermaid”.

Just Announced: Halle Bailey has been cast in the upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. https://t.co/YnLAdbZSmN pic.twitter.com/Y4B0ZKfuIr

— Disney (@Disney) July 3, 2019

Just after Disney made the announcement, people started to criticize Disney’s choice for casting a “BLACK” Ariel.

The hashtag #NotMyAriel went viral on social media and people could not hold their opinion about how Halley Bailey is not the perfect choice for the movie.

https://twitter.com/ShortNoze/status/1146565185223761923?ref_src

But, there are people who are tweeting in favor of Halley Bailey making us believe that sense does prevail in the world.

If you have a problem with Disney not casting a white girl to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid because it’s not realistic, we need to have a talk about the reality surrounding mermaids. pic.twitter.com/8oxVp9Aa5I

— Matt Cesca (Author, Dungeon Master) (@Nightshade386) July 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/LisaAnnWalter/status/1146648074569207808

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