Black Kids' Heartwarming Reactions to 'The Little Mermaid'
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
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Watch the reactions of young Black girls seeing themselves in the Little Mermaid for the first time.
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That first little girl was so cute! I loved it when she said: "I think she's brown, brown Ariel is cute", that made my heart melt 🥰Also that one little boy was funny when he said: "She's black! YES! YES! YES! YES!" 🤣
I wasn’t upset when Disney did this, but I didn’t understand it.. after seeing this 1st time, it clicked.. THIS IS WHY!
Thank you for your honesty ❤
Couldn’t say it any better
Sadly, none of the children went to watch the movie, so it bombed.
in THIS country, it did very well.
Not so much in China/Korea…unfortunately they just couldn’t get past her race
@@starscream6478Black panther was a huge success in both of those countries. Race has got nothing to do with its box office failure. The movie just sucks
Got tears in my eyes watching their little faces light up but the sad fact is we know WHY this is such a big deal for them & THAT is what makes this so poignant.
And what about white children? Besides it is white written story
Imagine being so stupid and racist that you actually believe these coached reactions. What's actually sad here is the racists raising their kids to only ever be able to connect with characters that are the same skin color as them.
When we were little kid's we had much the same reaction when we seen an Irish themed film or even an Irish character.
Great to see the little kids so happy but it's ashame that seeing black people as princessses in their own country is so rare that it's a novelty.
@@Minime163
Maybe because America has never had any real princesses and the European ones - real or imaginary - were obviously... white?
What a shame most of their parents couldn't name an actual African princess either.
What this means to these beautiful children is worth all of the backlash in the world! Fuck these wypipo. She was PERFECT
This is why representation matters! That kids of color are so used to NOT seeing themselves in the media, that simply seeing someone who looks like them brings such joy. In an ideal world it wouldn’t have to be like this and it shouldn’t have to be.
Yes exactly now make tiana from the princess frog ukrainian and make the black panther cast asian and everything will be fair
@@xxxzachyd960 seeing as though princess and the frog was about a real black women during segregation & mulan was about a Chinese girl in CHINA & the black panther was in AFRICA ..I don’t see why they would be any other race lol..the litter mermaid is a fish and the original story she was green not white .learn ya facts
Gingers are minority, then the racist ones are actually those in Disney...sorry, but I dont swallow this double Standard bs, and demagoguery
@@nukekun nigga for real
@@blackpinkblinkfam7197 facts about fiction?
Gotcha
Yes, as a 66 year old white man this shows why representation matters. From my understanding Nicole Nichols had the same sort of effect when Star Trek came out in the 1960's. If one can watch this and not feel it in their heart there is something seriously wrong with that person.
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Nicole had her own original character that set a staple for good representation. This is recycled trash by comparison and they easily could have given the audience someone new and unique while filling the same shoes better.
@@chuckingreaper8654 K
@@lovecleo6930 it’s true though. You can’t deny that.
@@chuckingreaper8654 fax.
“She’s black!” The sheer joy and disbelief in her voice always makes me tear up
But False joy is not the best joy ;) and she'll figure that out when she's older and reads the original or watch :D
@@queenkurumi8504 stfu kkk member
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@@queenkurumi8504 No its nit false joy, its real. There are two versions now, one for whites and one for Black girls. Simple
well, because the child knows the canon, that's all.
Why the hick am I tearing up watching this? I'm a 56 year gumpy old man. Truth be told I don't really like kids. But the smiles and amazement on their faces melted this Grinches heart.
This is so sweet :) :) :)
@comic man you have absolutely no critical thinking skills
@comic man see and that's why your mother should have never given birth to you....it's not fair bringing a disabled child into this world....if I look manly to you then obviously you need some lasik eye surgery...I would set you up a GoFundMe account to help you pay for it...but I have better things to do with my time
@comic man and I’m willing to bet my cat looks more manly than you . Why no pic?!
I'm a 63 yr old black male, extremely priceless.
I remember as a child going to a Renaissance faire with my black friend and looking through the merch shops at these little fairy statues. She was picking them up and putting them down and moving and looking for a fairy and she muttered that she wished they had black fairies.
That was the first time it hit me how little black people see themselves in everything and especially see themselves as beautiful, mystical beings or women. Really special now that they will have this.
That's true. The little black girl I was, grew up hating her frizzy hair because there was no princess who had hers lone that (I was adopted at 13 months by a white couple so I didn't have a black model).
Black fairies exists, they are strewn all over the homeless camps in San Fran 😂
@@hulahula6182 that was so ignorant and ur not funny
@@hulahula6182 really disgusting response. Delete yourself.
chris shut up. Im fucking latino and brown af and idc if white is represented. Its just how the culture works and i think is great. Colors dont matters for christ sake. Pls someone?? no one can tell the movie suck so much they only care about the skin color 😂. Thats trully pathetic
As a little red haired, fair skinned girl, Ariel was so special to me (this was long before Merida). Halle Bailey is lovely and I think Disney made a beautiful choice. These girls reactions have me in tears. I don't feel that anything was "taken" from me or from this character.
She definitely has the singing voice for Ariel.
No. THEIY RUINED IT!
And this is Obvious to anyone with brain
@@JykesonvilleYou say that, but let’s see if the roles were reversed, let’s see how deep it’d be then
There was no need to change the skin tone wtf
@@user-fc3pg8vg9c lmao the actress crushed entire conpetiton to this role if she was fckn transparent they would cast her anyway
if you’re white and this makes you angry - you are the problem. if this doesn’t make u weep and ache and OOZE EMPATHY for the people - THE CHILDREN- who do not see themselves represented in the world and have not for soooo long then you can leave. This is the most needed thing in this world right now. If you have had the privilege of seeing your story being told for so long and still choose to be hateful and angry when others get what you have always had… please leave. ❤️🖤 this is beautiful. joy is beautiful. representation matters. this has an impact on self image and mental health in a way that I hope we will see positively in the future. this is a small step and i personally can’t wait to see only more and more and more of this.
Sending you much love✊🥰💚💜
It is over representation. They are 13% of the population yet in every single commercial and advertisement. They all seem to be in alot of the new headlines aswell.
You need to deal with your insecurity and quit pretending non-whites in this country aren’t systematically marginalized. Also, turn off Tucker Carlson. That replacement crap is rotting you from the inside out.
@@fr3shv1p3r9 no definitely not, so your mad that your race doesn’t have it every single time now, greedy much
Bruh why can’t they look at any female princess and be like, she’s like me.
I keep hearing the kids say "she's so beautiful!! she's beautiful like me!!" And all I can think is..good job Mama's and good job Daddy's for raising your babies right!!.
But fake joy is not the best joy! And she'll figure that out when she's older and reads the original or watch :D
@@queenkurumi8504 wtf is that goofy comment supposed to mean?
@@stulvus I think you know, she'll be confused why Ariel is black now and when she sees the original she'll just be like oh she's white?
@@tyroneanderson5619 yeah but who cares? it's a frickin cartoon character
@@queenkurumi8504 no woman she will understand also Ariel never had a confirmed skin colour also she is a FISH GIRL
When i was a kid i didn't even cared if some of them were black or white, like Carlo or Jax. But seeing how little pre scholar kids are racists today is heartwarming.
So cute to see they grow making difference even before learning to write and read.
How are they racist because they’re exited that they see a Disney character who looks like them? You clearly don’t understand that P.O.C people do not see themselves in the media enough and for little black kids to be excited about that is somehow them being racist.. whatever makes you sleep at night babes
You mistyped "are not".
@@7prudent thank you I know that now
There are some people who will never understand what a brown American girl goes through on a daily basis. Y'all
Let these babies have their princess !! Stop the hate, it doesn't look good on you.
Lol
the statistics that talk about the racism that Latinos experience due to Afroamerican communities do not understand it either, hypocrites
Have their princess? You mean the race swapped one showing that Disney could care less about a black child bc they would rather change the race then create another? Yeah, stupidity looks great on you bc clearly you are uneducated.
What about Hispanics? What about Asians? What about all the other races in the world? They got it bad too, so quit acting like ya’ll have it worse. White people also face racism as well.
Princess Tiana exists so the “let these babies have their princess” is kind of a weird statement because it implies there wasn’t a black one before this
0:12 "Brown Ariel is cute."
That line alone is worth more than a million angry white men (who aren't exactly the target demographic for a remake of The Little Mermaid in the first place).
She said that, but when she will grow up she will have a different opinion
How would you feel about a white woman playing Rosa Parks?
@@meintingles4396 outraged, because rosa parks was a powerful black woman who actually existed. ariel is a fictional mythological fish girl who breathes underwater and fights an octopus woman- not to mention in the original tale, she was green. get out of here with your racist bull and moot arguments.
@@deinodinosuchus I personally don't care about Rosa Parks TBH.
@@meintingles4396 congrats, troll
Shows how racist the parents are seeing as though they taught them things based on their skin color. Also you can tell these kids were told what to say.
At least someone’s comment makes any sense.
No I think the day white people were racist is the day it taught kids something about skin colour. 🤦♀️Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it hasn't been happening already in their little lives.
Who do you know this thing y’all don’t know them
@@lalamc3777 you make no sense lol
@@maddi_d Ik but how do y’all know these things tho
1:13 “The Black Version” Oh sweetheart… all of these little girls are incredible. They’re sweet, intelligent, poised, beautiful, the excitement and their humbleness… This is so amazing to watch. I love this, and as a hispanic woman I need to open my eyes to how important things like this are to these girls…
And racist too.
Like, i always liked Mowgli and i never even noticed he was not white. Until i grow up. But being eposed to racism by parents early on is part of the problem.
@@alessandromelito565racist?
@victorlolxd7347 yes they're factually racist
that's not supposed to be racist, everyone says black yes, and if white people say it, then it's racist
White people are literally casted everywhere. Why are you so mad that black CHILDREN see someone like them?
This made me cry .. our kids have so much to deal with … yes we are beautiful and a mermaid can be black and beautiful.
@comic man we get it sweetie. You hate black children being happy.
@comic man you be cringey and racist. Pick a struggle
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
I think you guys need to get a life. I can't believe there are this many people who are arguing about what color a mermaid is. The new Ariel being black doesn't change anything about the original Disney movie. If you love the white little mermaid that you remember from childhood then guess what? Watch it again. It's still the same. Nothing has changed that. Now there's just a new version that has a black girl playing Ariel. The only thing anyone should be talking about concerning this new, slightly darker version of Ariel is how the face of those precious little babies light up when they see her. Honestly...what could possibly be wrong with something that brings so much happiness. And if you still just don't like it then don't watch it. Y'all love each other. We're all the same color on the inside.
Ps...I'm a 45 year old white guy. Let people be happy. Maybe it'll catch on.
It's is kinda crazy
People are just pointing and laughing at the pathetic state of this "people", don't take it too serious man.
Let’s see what u say when Tiana becomes white
@@illseeyaonthedarksideofthemoon It's hilarious how white/straight people try to bash POC/LGBT people when they ask for more representation, yet you're the same people that get royally pissed off when any black or gay character is added to a show, especially when it takes away from your straight white representation. If we're pathetic, you guys are just as pathetic 😂 how don't you realize you're doing the exact same thing
“Look mommy, she’s black like me!”
Ariel got sunburned so bad, even the fish are wondering if they need sunglasses now!
“That’s right baby, because her race, also like ours, is all that matters…”
So whitewashing is bad but blackwashing is good?
Can you elaborate on what white washing is, where and to whom it happens, and why its it's bad( as you stated)?
mimimi mimi mimimimi, thats what i hear😂
I have never heard or seen white washing before, but I have seen black washing several times
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel got sunburned so bad, even the fish are wondering if they need sunglasses now!
I’m Asian, and I’m tearing up watching this too.❤
you know what???
i think we should have white skin black panther 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I m dying 😂😂😂
They wouldn’t make sense
@@carterryans Why? It's a fictional character in a fictional country...
Ariel’s sunburn was so intense, even Poseidon’s asking her for tanning tips!
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
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😂😂😂 so true.
Melanie Martinez?
아이들도 말하고 있다 그냥 '에리얼' 이 라니라 '블랙에리얼' 이라니ㅋㅋㅋ... 그들도 아는거지 에리얼은 원래 블랙이 아니라는 걸
Most of the kids are saying " She's like me 🥺"
Very wholesome and heartwarming...
Very very racist. Their mother must be a racial extremist to teach them that.
Or are you saying kids see race on their own?
I had never cared for race: I remember loving action - martial movies starring either Bruce Lee, or Chuck Norris, and as a kid tried to imitate them, because they were Awesome, not because their etinicity, this reactions from just actually show The parents of these kids are The true prejudicial ones
What on earth is up with the replies?
The kids are just happy that they’re being represented on screen.
How does that make them racial extremists? 🤨
@@linachan4912 The kids are saying what their parents taught them to say.
Imagine if a white kid did this. You would think their mother was a nazi.
@@linachan4912 @daft wod the replies are from ACTUAL racists who are upset to see little Black girls be genuinely authentically happy to see someone on the screen that looks like them. It sucks, but it won’t go away. On the bright side, this Black Ariel will never go away either. She’ll always have existed and they’ll always be miserable about it. Even if another movie is eventually released, they can’t erase the fact that she was first portrayed in live action as beautifully Black. Lolol🤗
Im going to lie. I ugly cried seeing this. Just the pure joy on these little girls faces seeing themselves in Ariel. I love it
"im going to lie."
@@umthatoneayano1694 I meant not going to lie. I was crying when i typed it
@@jacquelinesanders151 ohh ight lol 😭😭 thats what i was thinking but i was confused, mb
As a black woman, I'm very happy to seeing this because the little girl I was wanted to be a mermaid
At least you were honest about your insincere reaction...
Man, I actually broke down crying. This is why it matters. This is why.
What about the white kids ? The show was created by WHITE people and so is white you basically stole the idea.
No surprise a woman would cry at the dumbest shit, extra points for the lack of education in your skin color.
白人、アジアの子供達は泣いています。
Shutup it also matters for gingers . The world doesn't revolve around you guys.
@@rosieposie2953 LMAOOOOO YALL SO ANNOYING OMGGG💀💀💀
Omg..the kids like Ariel just because she is “black” this is a huge problem…
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel’s new look? ‘Sea-sunburn chic’,because who doesn’t want to turn their undersea tan into a fashion statement?
Ariel’s sunburn was so intense, even Poseidon’s asking her for tanning tips!
Ariel is white.
Facts. Making a new character or something would have been 💯 better than a race swap.
Amen!
Thats right!
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel got sunburned so bad, even the fish are wondering if they need sunglasses now!
as happy as I feel for these little kids, the blackwashing is insane. why can’t people stop blackwashing white characters and just make fairytales with black characters if they want a black main character? this live adaptation was just so insane and was not needed. had a black character been whitewashed, the internet would go insane.
Why isn't this racist? I don't get it.
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Can’t wait for them to recast black panther with a white guy! 🤡🤡👎🏻 F dat shit, How about make more Asian ppl as main characters, not pathetic villains or nerds? Stupid political rights.
Wtf, how can you consider this as racist?! How many non-white disney princesses can you name? 1,2? Of course these girls feel happy seeing Ariel, because the feel represented. The real racist reaction are again white people feeling attacked because 1 of 100 princesses became black… thats seriously stupid
It’s not racist because she’s literally just a black girl acting a part. None of that is racist
I still don’t understand the big thing about a princess actress being black. Kids shouldnt say things like “Shes like me!” Theres no difference between you and other races. For yall who about to comment about me being racist. Think about it for a sec
Honestly, I’m not even that mad about Ariel being black in itself, I’m just mad that this is just a cheap marketing ploy to get some quick cash and brownie points. Like the many other cheap marketing ploys Disney has been doing in recent times.
Expect for there is a difference and saying otherwise is being willingly ignorant. Obviously you dont understand how representation works.
I get you
I get what you mean. But they just barely started putting black people in the Disney princess line up. So maybe that’s why they are surprised. The little mermaid is something I watched as a kid I’m 37 years old now and we just barely got Tiana a few years back. If there is no difference then why can’t everyone see a visual representation of themselves?
Of course there are differences…? People of colour in countries like USA make different experiences than white people. You should really inform yourself about societal and political issues. You are one of those people who talk about everyone being equal (which of course would be great), but darling, that ain‘t reality :( so please let these girls feel happy for finally been represented in a Disney Movie, thank you!
Give them an Oscar for best fake acting
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
The joy and awe of these children makes me so happy!!! AND it's embarrassing it took this long for them to feel that way.
Oh Jeremy 🥹
If a person needs a fictional character to represent them in order to feel good about themselves then I can't take that person seriously.
boy sit down instead of making fun of kids 😂
They’re kids bozo 🤡 🤓
@@bradcouch457 are you white
Bros got beef with toddlers
Maybe if they’re a grown adult but these are little kids- yes they do need that at such an impressionable age.
* is a mess of tears * I am soooo happy for them.
Imagine feeling good because of a skin color...damn
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A relief, long time coming, I would say.
Is this really heartwarming...? I dont understand. Those kids are not looking at Ariel but on what race she has. The current media is scary.
Ikr
Facts we should keep Ariel her normal white girl with bright red hair and blue eyes that’s what she’s known as.😢
I'd say it is, they're seeing their favorite Disney princess be represented in a way that makes them feel seen. Plus, if you want white Ariel, you can just watch the original movies.
Easy to say for you. Im not going to assume your race but as a POC myself, growing up and watching all the disney movies and princesses, i would always think about how none of them looked like me. I dont think anyone who hasnt been underrepresented before understand what it truly means to be a kid and feel like they are finally being seen. That they are prince and princesses too, just like the princesses they grow up watching.
Regarding your comment of kids focusing on race, I assure you sir, as a kid, when the white race is all i saw on TV, race became everything i ever saw everywhere. Trust me, if i had POC disney princesses growing up, i wouldn't feel how I did when i was a child.
And Maybe you wont understand, but that's fine.
@@diiiiapril8708 I am not a black person and I dont live in the US so It might be difficult to relate to your experience or thought, but I am also not white. As a kid I never questioned why the characters in disney animations don't have the same race as I. I just watched the story and the characters, and it never mattered what race or ethnicity they had. US is more sensitive to diverse representation, but I think the quality of story and the chatacter should be considered first than their race and ethnicity or sexual identity. I feel like making Ariel black is a rather a racist act because Disney pursued zero effort on digging out new original African or black folklores, and thinks that race swapping the original character to sacrafice the original plot is the way to make black race represented.
Knowin damn well the parents forcing this, no way kids care this much🤦♂️, everyone growing up didn’t care about race or much of that
Kids need to be educated. They've started identifying as a different race from such a young age.
I am a child of 1991 and this moves me to tears every time. This is incredible - representation is so important and my heart is so full watching a new generation of little girls getting to experience seeing themselves in an iconic Disney princess, just like i did and still do!
I’m black.. and I wanna say WTF bruh why she black?
@@HK00088 lol dunno soz
Is racist in my opinion, they made the black princess do the only thing this girls can't do, swim.
Raceswapping it's not representation
All staged. These kids never saw black people on screen? This is part of the advertising campaign!
What is about the other way around for white girls. To show that the producers of the film didnt like their skin colour anymore?
disney blew it. this is the height of rascism
A black actress playing a literal mermaid is “the height of racism?” What the fuck is wrong with you
How is this the height of racism? Can you elaborate?
@@mei6044 Yup
In Poland, White lives matter
And discrimination isnt timing that White People can only use
Someone doesn’t like to see black children happy…
@@mei6044they’re trying to attract a black audience because they think that black people cant relate to a white character and they assume that they can only relate to the character if they’re black.
Ok so since Disney stole an iconic white charecter why aren’t we allowed to make Tiana white?
because mermaids are black. again Jesus, Santa Claus, Helen of Troy , Medusa etc etc etc are all black in history.
Inclusion was added to allow others to be representative.
I could relate to all of these little girl reactions I had the same reaction when I saw Brandy play Cinderella when I was a kid
this is sad. children at that age shouldn’t be focusing on the color of a character’s skin. a child with no indoctrination would be happy and excited to see a gorgeous looking mermaid. they wouldn’t care if she was white, black or blue. this was taught by the parents and is not their natural reaction. y’all don’t ever see white children say “yes yes yes they’re white”. that would even be considered racist. or if you look back to your childhood, did you ever think “yes she’s black!” “yes she’s white!” “yes she’s brown!” no you did not. you didn’t care what her race was. you were excited because she was a princess or something else really cool. honestly really really sad to see. we’re all human after all. skin color shouldn’t matter, and especially not to such young kids.
Girl, it’s about representation- ever heard of that? How can you expect that someone is NOT aware of their own skin colour?! Of course it makes a difference how characters are portrayed in films/books etc. And especially when society makes you feel bad about you being black and you being underrepresentated, its Not wondering at all how these children react. However its sad that this still has to be an issue…Please inform yourself and stop being ignorant, thank you!
@@msahraj girl, of course they are aware of their skin color, everyone is (never said that they aren’t aware). what i was trying to say 9 months ago is that no child would start cheering if they’d see someone with their skin color on tv. that’s straight up weird. will they cheer every time a black person appears on screen? they’re acting as if they’ve never seen a black character before. we are in the 21st century now! children that young wouldn’t give a shit.
talking about representation…many black people, including my family and friends, don’t even want to be represented this way. picking old movies and changing the original character’s race? nah man, black people are deserving of their own movies too! new movies, with their own story. if i’d want to be represented, i’d want to be represented for real. picking old movies is an easy way out. they’re not even trying to make new good movies with actual black characters. these remakes are so stupid and not something to be proud of.
good night.
“What???,The Black Version???” Got me dying😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I really want to show this to my mum because she was going on and on about how she thought the new movie was stupid and they shouldn't have made Ariel black. I told her it doesn't affect her or her day to day life so she shouldn't have a problem with it, all that matters is that little girls of colour get to see themselves as mermaids and princesses. She told me kids don't care whether a character is black or white and I desperately want to show her she is wrong, that it means so much to these little kids, maybe she can learn from that and improve on herself. I'm tired of fighting with her over things she doesn't even understand.
To add, my mother's step-dad is black and he raised her since she was five years old, how she can have so much internalised racism is surprising to me.
Look at these gorgeous girls, so excited to see themselves in the new Ariel ❤
Disneys movie story lost their essence just for F representation
ruined the whole cartoon, on the contrary, there should be all white and all colorful, and they are already going crazy with their black ones, this horror is enough already to impose this on us
shame Disney
What...
creepy
Can you explain why you think it's creepy?
Look at all of you caring about skin color
Do you care about skin colour? And why do you think some people care about skin colour?
Ariel’s new look? ‘Sea-sunburn chic’,because who doesn’t want to turn their undersea tan into a fashion statement?
Kid: She looks like me!
Me: So you have fish eyes too?
“Look she looks just like me”
“ Why “
“BECAUSE SHES A N…….. “ 😭
It's because of the shock and joy of these kids being represented that highlights the very reason why this is so important, needed and has been missing!
these kids are way too small to even know what it's like to be affected by racism! This is staged and their parents told them to be this happy! If anything this is actually ruining them because it teaches them they can only idolize someone if they're the same color as them.
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel’s new look? ‘Sea-sunburn chic’,because who doesn’t want to turn their undersea tan into a fashion statement?
i mean i seen lots pretty girls no matter she's black or not in my life so i didn't care about her color but... my childhood memories is wracking af. people, is that what you really wanted ??
What have you all been teaching your kids? I’m Hispanic and I never looked for someone who “looked like me” in movies. That’s outrageous 😂😂🤣🤣
I'm portuguese, and to an American sort of Hispanic looking. Since a lot of us pass as white, and even if we didn't, there's still more representation than for black people, it's hard to understand. Black kids don't usually experience this kind of representation, for big characters, so it's perfectly natural for them to be surprised at seeing it.
Ariel got sunburned so bad, even the fish are wondering if they need sunglasses now!
They’ve been teaching them narcissism.
Some of these got me all tingly and misty-eyed. Some sadly felt forced and coached.
When the kids are allowed to be themselves it shows in spades. You can't force or fake such innocence. And when you try.. it reflects poorly on the one trying.
The bad thing about this is it teaches us about colors of skin being “different”. The more we change to point things out the more it becomes a central point of discussion. Never have I once came across a black person and said “wow, your black. It must be cool to be black. I’ll make sure I treat you as equally as my white friends” no I treat everyone how they treat me regardless of how you look. If you came to me and bough race into it I would immediately attempt to avoid you or keep my interactions with you low. Not because I’m racist, but because you were
I need people who are hating just say “I’m a racist” and shut up ong
Seeing the joy in there faces made me rethink , at first you might wanna argue that they shouldn’t change Ariel , but stories change , and just look at the joy and impact it has on those children , they kept saying “ she’s like me “ three simple words that mean more than people realize . I understand they can make original stories. Blah blah blah. But if Halle can make them have that joy knowing that “ she’s like me “ then I’m all for it . The 90s got there little mermaid , let a new generation experience a new take that can help put more smiles on these children , they felt included they felt a connection that I could feel through the video , let the internet rage , the children are happy
White kids in 2040: the mermaid is white omggggg 🥰🥰🥰
You: this is racist! 😠😠😠😡
You're acting like princess Tiana don't exist 💀 and she STILL don't have her movie yet, but what's the point, she won't even be black 90% of the movie! Believe me im all for them kids feeling a connection with a character because they're same race as them but like you said, they can create new original character's that can have the same effect, so your logic is contradictory. The fact that this is not a cartoon or an animated picture already means that this is a new take on the Little Mermaid because it's live action/actors playing these roles. I guarantee if she was a white actor who was stunning and played the role well, children from all across the world would still have smiles on their faces because of the nostalgia factor and it's an updated version of something they always loved. You're right, stories change but that doesn't mean to always change the character's race/appearance because you either think they're outdated with that race/appearance or you want appeal to that race, if not create new characters for representation like I said! Remember, the internet is not raging because she is a black character, we are upset because Hollywood keeps doing this and people like you try to justify it with contradictory logic, "oh it needs to be updated" or "so what😂" but what let's take cyborg and make him white, the community will have a field day with that. Matter fact let's talk about all the races and minorities who have either yet to see a princess of them or even a story that properly represents them, but we can ignore that because these heartwarming reactions of these kids not understanding they're being manipulated to this stupidity.
wet dreads
I'm actually glad she's black in this live adaptation. But let's not focus on color. Let's just all enjoy the story.
Calling out colors only divides us more
Yah
So your comment is meant to divide?
Not all these are blind reactions. I hate when parents prep their kids. It’s just so obviously fake.
Some, not all tho
@@pregnantleggies3696 Most of them If not all. Children don't care about race.
"She felt it in her spirit" 😭😭❤❤❤❤
약탈을 하고 즐거워하는 야만인의 모습.
適切な表現
“Stand over there and say this!”
Just seeing their little faces light up and how happy they are 🥰 awe so amazing
Lots of disgusting people in this comment section. The "I don't see color" crowds sure are seeing some colors today. They only say that to try to dismiss the fact that they do see color and don't want to acknowledge it. Of course you see color. We all do. We should be appreciative of and celebrate the different colors and different peoples we have that that contribute to the collective beauty of the world. We all add something. Stop acting like that fact that she's black takes something from you.
How come we haven't seen any little black girls react the exact same way like in these TikTok videos when they see themselves being represented via Tiana (a.k.a. the first ever black Disney Princess in history, let alone an actual original black Disney character nevertheless) from Disney's "The Princess and the Frog" when it first came out in 2009? 🙄😒
Ikr, and if we made Tiana white in irl movie, they will say we are rascist 😢
Ariel’s new look? ‘Sea-sunburn chic’,because who doesn’t want to turn their undersea tan into a fashion statement?
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
I just don’t get racism about color????????? in my eyes we all the same. We all share the same color of blood there ain’t no black or white blood
Sickle cell though
Lice tho
@@ritondah5130 Aids
How much did they pay them exactly?
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Black people are beautiful.
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel’s new look? ‘Sea-sunburn chic’,because who doesn’t want to turn their undersea tan into a fashion statement?
I’m just imagining how angry people would be if a black character got turned to white
black people get no representation. white people do. 🤦♀️
U know this comment don’t make me happy
Because in kinda a lot black movies there race really matters
@@lalamc3777 i’m stating my opinion, i dont care what people say because im saying that if a white character turned into a black character, people will be fine with it, but if a black character turns into a white character, people will say it’s racist, how is that fair
@@maddi_d maybe because I think the past white people would make black peoples slaves because of there skin how is that fair ?
I wonder how many flops Hollywood will go through doing this, losing money until they leave these already established movies alone and start making new movies with black actors
I’m white but I feel so happy for them. I love that they cast a black woman as Ariel.
If Ariel was white they would have had the same reactions
Ariel’s been under the sea, but now she’s looking like she’s been on the beach for a year straight!
Ariel’s sunburn was so intense, even Poseidon’s asking her for tanning tips!
I highly disrespect racism. Black Ariel is amazing as a white person I am glad!
Disney downfall has started
W comment
This is the worst decision in Disney history. Ariel is not black!
😂😂😂 I know right! Come closer let me tell you a secret…Don’t pass out but….she’s not a real person either! 😮😂😂😂
@@thedarknessluciano what’s your point?
As a certified racist and furry hunter, this made me want to eat 14 watermelon seeds.
Now Let’s make ariel asian 😂😂 no representation for asian eh?
There is no way this shit isn't acted
Made my day. ❤️❤️❤️ I'm so sorry girls you had to wait for so long. Hopefully this is just the beginning. 🙏
I agree with GK.
There’s literally zero black mermaids I can think of in popular culture.
Let the kids have this. We need more mermaid diversity in general.
@@linachan4912 There is only 1 mermaid in pop culture and it just so happens that she wasn't black. Instead of shamelessly blackwashing her, maybe make an original character?
@@sbonel3224 maybe look at all of the other original characters out there and let people have this one? she's literally a fictional fish lady who cares
@@deinodinosuchus In this case and that logic make the Starbucks mermaid also black ;)
Wonder why Cala marya still not black on Cuphead also ..
@@queenkurumi8504 "Mermaids arent black" Source: Cuphead
Thank you Disney.
then how about the white and yellow kids crying because they don't get the mermaid match their color?
Then go watch the original animated version, it's still there to enjoy 😉 and there was even a Asian Ariel on broadway so you're trying to be Clever or is it smart, but you're you not
@@edgemaster5205 every character now a day need to be gay or dark skin or strong female is carzy
@@AI_monster yes damn time we are living in
@@edgemaster5205 Shut it lefty ;)
@@queenkurumi8504 what
Ok now we need a muslim ariel
im literally in So much joy for those little girls saying "She's like me" that dng thing touch my heart ❤
These made me tear eye. You people just don't know how movies like these can make our young people feel. Am proud of my young beautiful black Queen for doing these.
How is the Little Mermaid like my wallet?
black people STOLE it!
Ok let’s make Tiana white then
“Young beautiful black queen”, pretty creepy to say that about little kids but ok I guess. Also, you forgot the “s” behind queen.
@@ThatDragonSlayer bruh get a life. She’s just trying to be wholesome and u gotta make it seem creepy and hateful. It’s truly pitiful.
am i the only one who finds it so weird that the first thing the kids kotice is the mermaid’s race…? like they arent in awe bc of the movie itself but more just because she is black
personally it just feels like marketing to me lol
....did no one show these kids a black character before this? This is kinda dumb...
White person here, I am sorry for all the cringey and racist comments of other people. I am happy to see a black Ariel!
Narcissists.
Il not narcissisme it just that it rare that Disney put à black princess so all black perplexe happy
Where are the reactions of White young girls seeing their Ariel wasn't as original anymore?
There is still 3 mermaid movies that has an white Ariel they can always watch those!
@@deerodriguez8992yes, you're right but that doesn't change the fact that Hollywood is lazy and did the unnecessary race bending for "representation". I'm all for representation but please do it right, create some new characters don't switch an already existing character's appearance to appeal a specific race because that's racism and tokenism. Not watching the new movie also doesn't change the fact that this is an official movie whether it's a continuance or not, I don't know why alot of these oldheads try to justify this like they wouldn't be going on their rants if like pop eye the sailor man and Betty boop came on the big screen and were a different race with a different style.
They don’t give a f because if they want, there are many others good représentations of girls who looks like them in the media contrary to black girls 😉
Listen guys, I’m sorry to interrupt the excitement. I think it’s cute to but…
“You guys already have Moana” 👴🏼
Let them be happy all white and black ppl should enjoy Disney
Now we need Mexican mulan, white Tiana and other princesses who are from Iceland, Greenland, thailand, china, Russia, Ukraine, India, Japan, Europe , Korea and etc etc 🙄🙄😒😒
In Tiana and Mulan's stories, race was a central part. Merida's race is central to her character as well. Ariel's race isn't central to her character, you can change her race and her story will still make sense. (also Europe is a continent, not a country. You were probably thinking of the United kingdom)
@@deadmeme9031 ok but i m not only talking about countries but that one continent too and ya i agree
I don’t know, I’m Asian, if I see an Asian mermaid I would confuse if Asian people have conquered Denmark or what? 有病，还有评论区里的文盲在那盲感动，笑死
Not my Ariel
Rude Every race is beautifully LEARN
@@prettyDoris1 not my ariel
@@honorformycoun6369 racist
Racist
@@prettyDoris1 not my ariel
They are having these reactions because they never see themselves in shows and movies