{"id":27707,"date":"2019-07-04T13:32:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=27707"},"modified":"2019-07-04T13:32:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T12:32:11","slug":"people-have-feelings-about-the-casting-of-ariel-in-the-live-action-version-of-the-little-mermaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=27707","title":{"rendered":"People have feelings about the casting of Ariel in the live-action version of The Little Mermaid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Another day, another Disney remake. The longer the list of live-action Disney remakes gets, the more satisfied I am with the state of the universe. But, I suppose I&#8217;m easy to please.<\/p>\n<p>As kids, our first references of characters such as Princess Jasmine and Ariel are from Disney and we expect them to be a certain way. I, for one, couldn&#8217;t imagine a blonde Belle or a green Genie &#8211; not for any other reason than the fact that that&#8217;s not what we <i>know<\/i>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">People are totally missing the point. Those of us who are 25+ grew up with an image of what <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ariel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Ariel<\/a> looked like. Disney has done a great job previously casting for their live action films to bring our childhood to life. This is just a lazy attempt at diversity on Disney\u2019s behalf. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9Jt7grue3U\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9Jt7grue3U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AMXO (@AngelaMareexo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngelaMareexo\/status\/1146725813665927168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>So, whenever a live-action version is in the works, we all begin to form ideas of how the creatives are going to take the characters out of cartoon-form and into human-form. Disney has recently announced that the &#8220;human version&#8221; of Ariel, will be actress Halle Bailey (not to be confused with Halle Berry).<\/p>\n<p>The thing about The Little Mermaid is that it was really only Ariel&#8217;s hair that made her different from the other princesses &#8211; a hair colour that no one really has naturally anyway, so no harm done there as long as <strong>that hair is red.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>But, other people have different issues with the casting<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have nothing against the black community but Disney should have just stick to the orginal Ariel, white and redhead. Appropriation is a must. Kinda disappointed. C&#8217;mon <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Disney?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Disney<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EUKjA0idtr\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EUKjA0idtr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JBOY (@anthon_bonbon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthon_bonbon\/status\/1146646618805903361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=notmyariel&amp;src=typd\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In fact, there&#8217;s a whole #NotMyAriel trending tag on Twitter<\/a><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Seriously <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Disney?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Disney<\/a> seriously?! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NotMyAriel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NotMyAriel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GHf07dc25J\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/GHf07dc25J<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2014 ????? ?????? (@peteraceves9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peteraceves9\/status\/1146584617761353730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<h3>But, others are having absolutely none of it<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">These people complaining about the casting of a black woman for Ariel. ??\u200d\u2640\ufe0fAriel is half fish, breathes underwater, is best friends with a seagull and has her voice stolen by a woman with tentacles&#8230;But dark skin?! Now that\u2019s just far fetched&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carrie Hope Fletcher (@CarrieHFletcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarrieHFletcher\/status\/1146732686708547584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Racist white people when they know that Ariel will be a black woman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHnu56SFyH\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nHnu56SFyH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hamsa (@easypeasylemsqu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/easypeasylemsqu\/status\/1146744607818100738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s true that Ariel from The Little Mermaid being a black woman is really unexpected but why not after all? I mean, she&#8217;s cute and there&#8217;s no rule saying that mermaids must be white, and even if that was the case they&#8217;re from fictions so adapting them to our era would be fine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D86BLR14ew\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/D86BLR14ew<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ezereal ? (@So_Ethereal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/So_Ethereal\/status\/1146744684821254145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>And raising some valid points<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tiana, Mulan and Moana&#8217;s race are integral to contextualizing their stories and struggles. Ariel&#8217;s, on the other hand, as a MERMAID, is not. She could literally be played by anyone and it wouldn&#8217;t impact her story.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 khaleesi mcguire (@bismarkymark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bismarkymark\/status\/1146734698275594240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h3>ALSO THIS<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Whatever colour Ariel is I just really want her to know that men aren\u2019t worth giving up your magical powers for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelechi (@kelechnekoff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelechnekoff\/status\/1146715816689319936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 4, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This is a majorly conflicted situation but, let&#8217;s be honest, we&#8217;re going to love this film regardless of the drama. 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The longer the list of live-action Disney remakes gets, the more satisfied I am with the state of the universe. But, I suppose I&#8217;m easy to please. As kids, our first references of characters such as Princess Jasmine and Ariel are from Disney and we expect them to be &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27707"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27707"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27709,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27707\/revisions\/27709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}