What really confuses me about the outrage over casting a black actor to play the little mermaid is that a mermaid is a fictional creature. Why are people so upset that a fictional creature doesn’t fit what their particular preference is?
It should be as realistic as possible. My Ariel is fish colored for the same reason fish are. Maybe greenish blue for water camouflage, or grayish for sea floor camouflage, or brightly patterned if she lives near coral reefs or is poisonous. I’d love a cuttlefish mermaid for the flashing colors but I guess that’s not technically a fish, not sure if it matters.
What really confuses me about the outrage over casting a black actor to play the little mermaid is that a mermaid is a fictional creature. Why are people so upset that a fictional creature doesn’t fit what their particular preference is?
It should be as realistic as possible. My Ariel is fish colored for the same reason fish are. Maybe greenish blue for water camouflage, or grayish for sea floor camouflage, or brightly patterned if she lives near coral reefs or is poisonous. I’d love a cuttlefish mermaid for the flashing colors but I guess that’s not technically a fish, not sure if it matters.
Takes off seashell bra
It would be a different kind of Disney movie.
i mean there are people who believe jesus was white
White as a concept really falls apart when you look at MENA and the balkans
Something something Danish folklore means white mermaids.
If African folklore had a mythical character played by a white actor wouldn’t they also be criticised?
The Little Mermaid has changed so much since Hans Christian Anderson it cannot really be considered Danish anymore.
Yes they would and rightfully so. I dislike the casting of the movie, it just so happens the movie was bad enough on its own.