same thing happened with the new Percy Jackson series on disney+. people were throwing tantrums because a Black girl was cast as one of the main characters who was described as white in the books, and the author had to come out with this brilliant line, "If you're mad about this casting, it doesn't matter how many times you read the books. You didn't learn anything from them."
@@Superbattheman1 😮 annabeth was described as having grey eyes over and over again, like that trait came up so many times in the book it’s ingrained into my brain and I read those books when I was like 12 or 13.,… it’s not going to be racists who are against the casting. Even the last girl who played annabeth was white but she still got backlash because she was a brunette at first and annabeth was supposed to be blonde…
one skill of Trevor's that i absolutely admire and envy, is his ability to bring forth cogent points in the most humorous way without taking way from the pensiveness of an argument. and the humor also makes some topics which are heavy and complex quite intelligible and unpacked that even the most obstinate person can comprehend.
It's sad he has to appeal to Middle America in this way. But when folks of brainwashed themselves into thinking that they are Elite you have to find a way to talk down to them that they enjoy.
Yoooo I remember the deaf mermaid Trevor is talking about!!! Her name is Gabriella and she was a friend of Ariels from the Little Mermaid animated series! She’s was a great musician and had an octopus friend named Ollie who would act as a sign language interpreter I remember wishing I could be friends with her and Ariel soooo much!!!
The one argument I hate is the "Disney live action remakes are always bad, they're all awful", yet without fail, these same people are ALWAYS on threads, posts, conversations, etc. about every upcoming Disney film. I hate the Kardashians, but I'm never going into their online communities expressing my hate... I simply ignore them. I don't understand the point of knowing you hate something, yet continuing to put your energy into something you know you'll hate. It's like these people *want* to be angry.
I’m a ghostly pale red head who LOVED the little mermaid as a child and when I heard of the live action I wasn’t very excited because I assumed they would pick the best actress and give her a red wig which means she would probably have nice tan skin and no freckles (things I was insecure about as a child). When I heard it was going to be Halle I was ecstatic. I knew what that would mean to so many MORE little girls. I had my Ariel and she is still there along with all the other Disney red heads Trevor mentioned. This will make such a big impact for so many children, being able to see themselves represented and I’m so happy for it. It was long overdue. Halle was definitely the best person for the job and she is going to do amazing!
My daughter is also a pale redhead who LOVED the Little Mermaid, and she has the exact same take on that you do. In fact, it's the first Disney live-action remake that both of us are excited to watch!
You are exactly right!! This could not have been more beautifully said. Thank you for sharing the truth in your heart for all little girls. -An Army Veteran and Teacher ❤️🇺🇸
I think that would soil Stan Lee's name. I believe Stan Lee created Black Panther to give black people more representation when 80 to 90 percent of the Marvel Characters were white.
The original mermaid wasn’t even called Ariel. Some folklore (which the story was long before Hans C. penned it all down) described the No name mermaid as green, others said she was white, others describe her more iridescent like fish. The original mermaid only wanted to marry the prince to gain an immortal soul & my grandmother would tell the story (Not the Disney version) as a cautionary tale about respecting our elders. Many of the people objecting to a black mermaid understand representation & relatability when they’re changing the story to suite themselves. Someone at work actually told me they thought POC should be happy with Tiana, the hard working gumbo princess & her broke prince because that’s more relatable for us than The Little Mermaid. When I asked her what she had in common with Ariel that I didn’t, outside of skin color she couldn’t name a single thing.
Here's the thing with Tiana: she spends MOST of that movie out in the swamp as a frog, very little as a human. Why can't the mermaid be black? I think they owe a black princess some screen time!
@@Fercurix gosh, Rapunzel here in Europe was an established character long before Disney existed. Disney made a great film, but it doesn't have much in common with the fairy tale us Germans grew up with. Us Europeans could have made a great fuss over all our fairy tales that Disney turned into some American stories, but we understand, that story telling can't be conservative if it wants to survive.
As a redheaded girl who grew up with four redheaded sisters, I'm confident that if anything, red hair is over-represented in media. (How do we know these murders are linked? The victims all have RED HAIR! 🙄) I have issues with *how* red-haired women are usually portrayed (we're either vixens or comic relief), but not the quantity of them. The Little Mermaid was not a redhead until Disney made her one in 1989. And while I enjoyed a year of little girls going wide-eyed and whispering to their mothers "there's Ariel!", I'm not, in fact, Ariel, and I don't need any faux outrage on behalf of redheads. We're doing fine.
I don't know.. I've seen Jessica Chastain, Isla Fischer, Amy Adams, Bryce Dallas Howard, that girl from It, etc. play all sorts of characters. If anything, redheaded men have a more legit gripe.
@@JackOllie4 - Not what I said. But I could say the same thing back at this argument. What we could do instead is actually say what is true or not, and I don't see you refuting the point... because you can't.
@@Thanos743 Except Tchalla is an African who’s skin colour is actually important to his story where as a mermaid’s skin colour doesn’t affect the story in any shape or form…
@@properduction2586 lol doesn't affect? You smoking wrong or something its mentioned even in the original version several times that Ariel is "white" not black not Asian but white if you dont believe check out in the original danish version you will know Nuts
I never heard anyone say that before but immediately thought, that comment was right on point. Reminds me of when Goldie Hawn said her Father told her, "little girl, when you feel too big for your britches, go look at the ocean".
@@dee_dee_place I do not know if you know this, while "touching grass" was already a phrase that was rarely used, it became a common meme/phrase that blew up sometime last year (2021) and has stuck around since.
In the Islands touch grass or the ocean was very common to say get real or come back to reality. My parents would say this to me when I was a kid, so when he said that I laughed so hard as it hit home for me being from the West Indies. Travor is truly amazing to me. Very articulate and humorous w/ even the most aggressive subjects.
@@dee_dee_place I've heard it used amongst black people from the Carribean for years but I never knew if other people knew the phrase. I've been seeing it more often online so I'm assuming it wasn't mainstream at first but might be becoming so.
Trevor is completely right about this. My Hispanic sisters were told constantly about how they “took someone else’s spot” when they got accepted into Ivy League schools
Sure, under a purely meritocratic system, that doesn't make any sense. Still, the criticism of casting Scarlett Johansson as the Major for Ghost in the Shell is an implication that some people think she took a spot that rightfully belonged to a Japanese actress. Same for white actors cast into Gods of Egypt, or The Last Airbender.
I laughed when Trevor said he often watches the red-haired little mermaid, but by the end if his rant, it was clear that he wasn't kidding. Trevor has spent some time thinking about this!!!
If you think of how he grew up having to hide his identity, he surely can identify with the little mermaid. He knows how that feels, also not having a voice.
How is everyone surprised there’s a backlash from Disney race swapping iconic characters. Just make a new character. Disney can afford to make a new story.
Perhaps, Disney has lost all its creativity and have not be able to come up with a new character that can guarantee a similar hit to other existing princess characters..😂 So they are doing this cuz there's no way to earn money except using pc If not, this situation can't be explained
People really shouldn’t talk about the “history“ of these fictional characters. It was a trip growing up and watching Tarzan be “king of the jungle” in Africa. I remember being told about the Lone Ranger and Tonto. They wouldn’t allow even the person playing the Indian to be Indian. And that story was actually based off of a black man. Chinese people weren’t even allowed to play Chinese in America movies. It’s clear that I will leave this earth and we will all still be bickering over petty things. Life is short people. Live and let live. Love and be loved🙏🏾💞
Exactly. Anthony Quinn played "Zorba The Greek", & he was of Mexican descent. Lauren Becall was hired as an actress because she didn't look Jewish, & interestingly enough, the heads of the movie studio, Warner Bros., WERE Jewish.
People have been doing that for all of human history. That's why there are often several versions of common myths and stories. While arguing about fictional tales like this may seem pointless most of the time, fictional stories have been such an important part of our history. Both as entertainment, but also as a way to preserve parts of our past and to teach important lessons to the younger generations. The arguments we have now will most definitely be forgotten, but might end up influencing how stories are told 300 years from now.
Very true but that's what's trending because stupidity sells these day, I guess there was a reason for famine , wars and natural disasters other than that you will find people fooling 🤷🏾♂️
The funny thing about people claiming to be Little Mermaid purists is that they usually never even read the actual tale, just the sanitized Disney movie and now somehow think they are fighting on a hill worth dying on...
@@jaaaaannnnee Yes based on Danish folklore, like Frozen you know, they could have made just as accurate since it came from the same author. But nooooo.
Aside from the ending, it’s very close to the original. Even if I didn’t absorb the text that well I still watched another version so I know how close the Disney version is
The majority of the backlash is not about the race but playing on people's emotions, misleading them that non-white Little Mermaid stands for representation. It doesn't, it's a controversial money making move. Little Mermaid has white skin and red hair. SpongeBob is yellow and has a tie. They're just characters. They could just as easily have a new mermaid character or any other story for a musical but they chose to do something 'controversial'. The same is with the new Snow White movie with an actress who isn't white. Do you honestly think it's because of representation? Believe me, it's not. Personally they can make every new Disney movie with all non-white cast, I don't care, I'm not their audience. In a few years people will be talking how disgusting it was to do these business moves that people mistake for representation.
Evidently, Hans Christian Anderson wrote the Little Mermaid in response to his unrequited love for another man who was in love with and married a woman. The three of them remained friends for years, but Anderson was heartbroken. In the original, Ariel trades her voice for the ability to walk; however, her every step is agony. When her 'true love' falls for someone else, she returns to the sea and dies - whereupon her body becomes seafoam. Let's see what they say when Disney makes that movie.
Technically you could say it is a transgender allegory as Hans Christian Anderson describes their feelings towards their friend as "being like a woman" in love letters to their friend, and in the story (the little mermaid), they wrote in response to their friend's engagement to a woman, wrote themselves as a woman, as Ariel.
@@itsjustme6018 I guess I could have been more clear. In this case, I'm referring to the people who complain that the choice of a non-white actress to play a mythical character is somehow problematic. Let's make the movie where Ariel and her merman brother both fall in love with the prince, and the prince has to decide which is 'true love.' Let's see what THEY say then. : )
There are numerous mermaid stories from cultures all over the world, and in a lot of them the mermaids are pretty scary. As is, way more likely to maul and eat you than fall in love with you. I would love to see an adaptation of one of those 😊
There was a show called Siren where the mermaid was scary and killing people. I don’t remember how many seasons it had, but it was on Hulu at one point.
A lot of people will be showing up out of spite anyway. They may end up liking the movie, but they'll be going because so many people have a problem with it.
@@TitoTimTravels There already was a black superman, in fact there was a communist one, a robot one, a woman one and prolly any variation you can think of has been done.
yup, notice how Trevor's already trying to justify his bs with a ridiculous answer. Black in Black panther is referring to the suit not the color of the character of his skin.
@@denziboi4063whered u get that from? i thought the reason most people were mad was because disney keeps arbitrarily switching up the ethnicities of characters people grew up with, all without consent from the original creators (they're long gone, make a new franchise, preserve the integrity of the original creators' narratives, respecting their absence and inability to consent to posthumous alterations).
i like how trevor ignores the actual argument against the casting. Which is, if you want diversity why not create your own original princess. There is tons of material from African folklore. Thats the thing they dont want to do the work they just want to steal it.
who is "they"? this argument is ignorant to me. If you have a problem with the casting you should take it up with the director who casted Halle who btw said she was the best and primer choice for Ariel. There are so many artists and writers many of whom are black that have or are coming up with original stories from African folklore that are being made into live action. If you care so much about original stories you should support them with your viewership and money so that there are more diverse media out there for everyone to enjoy
You are arguing over the “authenticity” of a mermaid, who was originally green, btw. And when blk people do create their own, people like you still have issues with it…ie Black Panther.
@@kiannordkvist5750 the thing is this complaint is ignorant to me. Movies in general are usually retellings of stories that have elements that are either A. Yes created with original ideas in mind or B. Ideas taken from other works that have already been created. People complaining about “they should’ve just made a new original story” are in my opinion coming from a background of judgement whether discriminatory or not. Because Disney has been making live action remakes since the late 2000s and now all of a sudden a large amount of people are up in arms over this movie? Alright.
@@pierrecardan8433 Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra..Cleopatra is NOT white Jesus always portrayed as white in movies..Jesus is NOT white Several white actors have portrayed Native Americans. Get over yourself. 🙄
@@serveriamanning6313i know cleopatra was black even know she was a descendent of greeks,Jesus i know he is black too even thouh Jesus is a Jew i know Jews were black
I guess most people have nostalgia towards the 1989 Disney classic “The little Mermaid” and were expecting a faithful adaptation of the classic Disney movie they grew to love. At the end of the day fans are the ones who made the movie a classic and even though the movie is made for kids, the parents are the ones who decide which movie their kids watch and pay for the ticket.
Dude I'm down with Ariel being played by that singer. I don't know her that well but I've heard her singing with her sister and her voice is angelic. On top of it, her smile is really pretty.
@@alexlee1501 just because you're racist doesn't mean everyone else has to be. I am an artist and she's objectively beautiful by every available metric.
The issue is that Hollywood somehow weaponized the left from a political movement, into a giant bulletin board to shout at people for not giving a bunch of rich people money. How has the left lost the plot so hard? "Consoom product, bigot!" No thanks.
I got nothing against the actress, she is gorgeous on so many levels and her voice is as well but it's just that they changed what people knew and loved all because of racial politics. I hate what Disney has become, it's a multi billionaire giant with no dignity, integrity or care for anything other than money.
@@kieragard If you're a grown man whining about your childhood, you need to seek help. Your childhood is just fine. Nobody took a time machine and rearranged what you remembered. Grow up.
I'm black but there is a double standard in this regard since if they cast a white woman to represent a traditionally black role all of you would be angry
@@KAriedoll What's more famous the green one or the one that features a white woman? In fact, if they made one about the green one maybe it would be original and not just meant to pander The last comment is unnecessary honestly
There’s outrage if someone who is black plays a white role and no one cares if a white person plays a black role that’s the problem, as long as everything is 100% white it’s okay, that’s why people get upset because black people finally get something and then you replace it with a white person as if they don’t have enough already
@Johannes do you even watch this video in full? Trevor already stated there are more red headed Disney characters then there are black women characters.
I think that every time they release a remake of a movie, they should challenge people's expectations, and make the characters different intentionally everytime. Then the racists eventually all die of heart attacks, and the world is clean of their ideals.
The First Mermaid story was Mami Wata. A Black Woman in the form of a Mermaid from the West coast of Africa. That story was being told as far back as 4000 B.C.
According to the "Christians against the Little Mermaid" FB group its only about them flailing their racism freely. I think they should be publicly outed so everyone can see who they truly are. Ya know like their community and places of employment. 😈
@Johannes I don’t like the black people can have red hair argument as a defense for black Ariel. That said, it is true that some black people can have red hair, especially those with some white admixture (i.e. most African Americans)
@Johannes Most black Americans (the ones that have been here for multiple generations) have white admixture due to the legacy of slavery. And yes, red hair is rare, even on white people. It’s even rarer on black people.
But why do you people have to make remakes of movies?? The original little mermaid was beautiful and this one is not attractive at all so it changes the entire story..
Why not both? Disney already changed the story of the Little Mermaid. The cartoon we all watched is not the original story. If they can add a singing crab, they can cast a black actress in the main role, and you can just decide to not complain about it.
First and foremost, Disney has the absolute right to cast whoever they want in their movies, animated or live-action. I don't especially care who is cast, because I want all actors to have an opportunity to influence the culture however they can and make as much money as Disney is willing to offer them. That being said, if anyone is going to be concerned about anything, we probably all should be concerned about how it looks like Disney is merely using these live-action projects over the last 15 years in order to justify PREVENTING their "intellectual property" (which was basically borrowed from PUBLIC DOMAIN stories) from falling back into the public domain, where it belongs. #PrincessesForThePeople
Yea I’m watching all this people losing their minds about disney ruining the little mermaid and I’m just sitting here like, is this movie going to be terrible? Very likely yes. But the actress’s race has absolutely nothing to do with it. Disney has a lot of problems, casting poc actors is not one of them
People didnt have a problem with Jake Gyllenhaal playing the Prince of Persia (Middle East). No one had an issue with Gerard Butler playing 'Gods of EGYPT" (AFRICA). But people have an issue with a black girl playing a mermaid.
Uh no, there was outrage over both castings. Also when Disney said they were looking outside of middle eastern and Indian possibilities of actors/actresses as they couldn't find what they were looking for initially.
I remember when Queen Latifa played Ursula on the Live performance they did a couple of years ago. People were complaining then too. Sorry everyone, they couldn't find a PURPLE woman to play her. It's ridiculous!
I’m black and I don’t like the new mermaid I’m glad their making more black movies but I feel like it’s lazy and incentive to focus on remaking old European fairytales and putting a black person instead of just writing a story about African fairytales something new and entertaining for everyone to enjoy a perfect example of this is Black panther. The problem people have is that they don’t want 2 versions of the same character we want new characters
Exactly and kudos to you, I am worried abour real issues black people face of people being racist on day to day basis. Of prejudice that affects them, for example, they ask if it’s ok to book a massage but you should know I am black. Like how effed up is that they had bad experiences before for getting a service based on their skin color. Not liking black Ariel doesn’t make anyone a racist. Let’s fight the real discrimination out there.
The thing is, Ursula isn't supposed to be pretty. Some people can't handle when "pretty" characters are "suddenly" played by black actors, and then have the audacity to claim that they're not racists.
@@inkasaraswati7625 Exactly it is the attractive character being portrayed as a Black woman that is the issue. But the same people crying are the same ones who in the real world find natural red heads to be less attractive...hince the "redheaded stepchild" saying. I truly believe had she played a character considered unattractive no one would bat an eyelash.
So what would happen if we cast the Black Panther as a white dude? Its not the whole point that the character is black, he's called the Black Panther because he wears a black panther suit. The imaginary Black Panther character doesn't have to be black.
You realize that the daily show had writers, right? He doesn’t come up with this stuff on his own. (I love Trevor and I love what he does, but the writers deserve love too)
@@franimal86 I love how they trot out Tiana who was a frog for most of the movie as THE Black princess so Black folks should just sit down and shut up. And take whatever "they" deem as "fair". Basically be put in our place.
The absurd thing is that little children probably don't even care about this. For them Ariel is just a lovely character with an amazing voice. It's their parents who make an issue out of it and thereby intoxicating their children with such disgusting thoughts.
Imagine all the children that won't be allowed to watch it because of their parents views. There will literally be a large group of ppl in 15-20years that never saw the real life one.
Actually no, people are just fed up with the hypocrisy. James Franco who is ethnically Portuguese was told he was white washing playing Fidel Castro and even the girl who portrayed Jasmine in Aladin (2021) was told she was “too white” for the role. Yet, when an actor is casted for diversity and inclusion in a Danish story, wouldn’t Danish people be angry naturally? How uneasy would that make you if you were Indonesian and the people portraying said people were Nigerian? You would feel that you’re not represented. Finally, Trevor Noah isn’t funny lol.
guy says " see themselves as what? a disney cartoon, are you serious right now? and then says " black girls needs to see themselves in the little mermaid its important. Hipocrasy at its max. dude has 0 arguments.
Conservative "pundits" on Twitter are literally going on about how it's not scientific for black skin to evolve underwater without sunlight the last few days. Yeah, "scientific" mermaids.
That Is an alternate Propulsion System for Female Seals. Males use a different Body Part for the latter that works on the principle of Gas Ejection. Be well
I have a black friend who is angry at The Little Mermaid remake, when I asked him why? His response stunned me.... he said why are these characters from European or White folktale origins getting black recasts but still tell the white story? Then he said there are many African origin fairytales, myths, and folklore with princesses and many beautiful stories and would rather have those stories in a movie than "handy downs" from white tales, and felt the black community deserve their stories and not be put in other stories. I gotta be honest that's a very solid response.......
The same people saying that never had the same energy when yt people have done the same thing. Also, when movies start being made on other races lore, they complain about why is that being forced down their throats.
but Disney's animated movie is not a Danish/European telling of the story. If it were there wouldn't have been a Jamaican crab with calypso inspired orchestra including steel pans. Those elements don't sound very Danish to me: Sebastian and Under the Sea are not Danish and put a Caribbean twist on the Disney version that make no sense for a Danish story or princess. By casting Halle Bailey, they not only got the best person for the job but corrected that appropriation from the Disney animated movie because if they casted a red-headed white girl I would really would like to see how the optics of her dancing along to Under the Sea would have worked out in the live action - it would have been looked extremely goofy. In conclusion they were lucky to get her
The thing is, Disney people asked her to come audition after seeing her at the Grammy, which she did, and still beat out all the others who auditioned for the part. Smh.
My daughter is one of the red-headed girls who grew up with the Little Mermaid and she is so excited to see someone else represented. She knows that the same way that she was happy to see someone like her represented, she knows other girls will be happy to see themselves represented as well. It's about the only live-action Disney remake that either of us is excited to see!
Representation by skin color is not the presentation that you want. People compare themselves to other people by their actions, goals, morals, not looks. If a child looks for physical similarities in order to like someone - this child does not have a healthy upbringing. Such upbringing will cut off emotional connections to many characters of different gender, race, religion, ect that are worthy of being followed and emulated.
@@ScarlettM Where did you get any of that from my comment? Anyone who does not see themselves represented is going to feel empowered by seeing someone with something that makes them feel different about themselves being represented. She didn't like Ariel because she had red hair, she liked that she saw herself represented. Just as I said that she is glad that other people who don't see themselves often represented will also feel that empowerment.
I’m assuming you have red hair because your daughter does and as a black woman i have an extremely genuine question. Why when representation conversations begin, is there always someone talking about red hair? To me, hair color is not a topic for real conversations surrounding diversity. For me, discrimination against something that you can’t change about yourself like gender or sexuality or race are what needs to be the venter of those conversations. Race especially because we wear it whenever we go outside. You can see someone’s sexuality or even gender all the time. But every time a representation conversation i see comment everywhere about red head representation. For me, it sounds absurd. But im wondering if there’s a narrative I’m missing? Pls assist🥰
@@izzywoods794 well there has been discrimination against redheads, not to the same extent as what black people face, it is probably closer to something like colorism. It exists though, there are phrases like "beat you like a red headed step child". I think a lot of it actually comes from anti-Irish sentiment, it isn't as common now, but there used to be signs in windows that said things like "no dogs, no irish". It is all Tribalism right? Some people want to hate others based on their differences, no matter how slight those differences may be.
Just earlier this morning I saw someone ask how would black people feel if they used a white guy to play Malcolm X. This guy didn't think for a moment to realize that he was comparing a fictional character to a literal real person that existed.
@@verycuriousgeorge Because the reputation of Mera's actress has taken such a sharp dive that it may be prudent to not evoke the appearance of even her character.
Touch grass is used on the Internet to tell someone to go outside. The phrase also implies that the person the insult is directed to spends too much time online, and they physically need to get outside and “touch some grass” to reconnect with the real world.
"I'm so angry, I'm going to go touch grass now" (4:05). I love this saying, and it is the first time I have ever heard it. It really speaks to how nature can regulate our emotions, how important it is to remember that, and the underlying psychological meaning to grounding and centering. Thank you for sharing it.
@@An0nymous_L0gic Absolutely serious. Going into nature is a great way to regulate emotions. Having a conversation with someone who is trusted is another way. To "ground" is to bring one's self into the present moment, out of the headspace of what could be or what was and into the now, and "centering" is aligning one's self in the balance of one's self and the world. Experiencing nature is a great way to do this.
@@stanstrum I am serious, and the psychological science of the value of nature to human emotional stability is solid. I believe we are referring to different types of "grass."
Ppl arent rascist in fact gingers should be offended due to all of our characters being race swapped. Black girls deserve better too not just thrown in marvel and other movies...their own superheroes etc ! Just keep characters the way ppl love them no matter what the race .
Oh yeah. “Touch grass” was pretty commonly used on Tumblr when someone’s opinion was so wild and nitpicky that they clearly didn’t spend much time outside, interacting with real people.
what's truly niggling me is that these folks who are upset at Ariel being Black have NEVER had an issue with Ursula being portrayed as Black in any live action adaptation. Why's that? Because she was the villain? Because the Disney animation coded her as Black? Are these same folks gonna get upset that she's going to be played by Melissa McCarthy?? Newp.
When lead-role casting provides enough to get some people worked up, why would you expect them to have enough energy left over to complain about minor role casting?
No, because Queen Latifah has that swagger Ursula has. And she doesn‘t look totally different. Had they cast Ariana Grande for Ariel it would have been fine. I was very disappointed by their pick for Eric too. He looks like a school boy and nothing like the character.
Also I dug into what you were saying about this mermaid that was made 30 years ago that was an original Black mermaid. So for those who don't know her name is Gabriella she was supposed to be black Latina and deaf so she spoke in sign language and she had an interpreter by the name of Ollie the octopus. And as you had mentioned Trevor it didn't receive as much fanfare so I would recommend for Disney if they so choose to after this little mermaid comes out and it is successful or critically and financially I would suggest that they give that mermaid another try. Maybe get a black deaf actor to play her alongside Halle in another little mermaid installment if you want to do that.
I was a child when Little Mermaid came out. At the time I HATED my red hair because it made me “different” from everyone else. Then Ariel came out with red hair and I LOVED IT! I no longer hated my red hair. … … … Am I mad with the choice of actress for the live action movie? Not one bit. As Trevor points out, there’s more red heads to now look up to- and let’s admit, Anna’s character development is phenomenal. AND, the animated Little Mermaid is still going to be around for kids to watch.
@@rosieposie2953 if you need ACTUAL redheads then I guess the original movie isn’t representation since Ariel was a cartoon, not an actual redhead. I have a feeling there’d be no complaints if Emma Stone or Bella Thorne were playing Ariel.
Sounds like Trevor is a Disney cartoon watcher!😀♥️ Me too. I loved Frozen. Take care, Trevor. They will get it. You are a gift to the U.S. with your wonderful observations and ideas. Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@rosejames5172 Great Answer. Very smart. He literally does side with the ingenious LIARS though, sooooo. Yeah, its a lie that people criticizing; for example; the New 'Rings of Power' are ALL R-CIST.
Disney said she couldn’t because it’s a marketing strategy to get people to talk about it and they want to be woke and cool but they’re not. Real racism is them taking dozens of years to have black princesses with their own story. Dozens of years after the civil rights movement.
@@charleshetrick3152 When did they say that? They cast a black woman, but that doesn't mean they were unwilling to cast a white woman. That's why I asked.
In that case wouldn't it be interesting to see a "new"(for most of the world) story based on that Philippine mythology of mermaids and mermen instead of a race-swapped cash grab remake ?
Acutely ireland had the selkie well before the Philippines was found. Just because you had your stories doesn't mean European hadn't theirs. But hey this is the problem other cultures forget that other cultures exist
@@glensargent647 I guess Irish actors shouldn't be allowed to play characters from other countries then 🙄. Also by that logic, Americans shouldn't play people from other countries. Extending that logic, humans shouldn't play mermaids then smh.
I don't know if I'll love the movie, but from what I've seen I love the casting of Ariel! She has those big doe eyes that seem to be a Disney princess requisite and a beautiful voice.
I know I'm gonna hate this movie already... Not because of Ariel's skin color but because my niece will have it on repeat everyday for the foreseeable future.
I mind children, have three of my own, I had five of them here, two eight year olds, two nine, one eleven year old. Showed them the trailer, girls can't wait to see it, discussed the backlash over race with my white Irish children, they thought it was a joke people trolling, how can that be a problem. I think there is hope, we have a generation in our care that really doesn't care about race and what it means, and not in a bad way, they accept each other.
At one point 20th Century Fox wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman. They also got Scarlett Johansson to play a traditionally Japanese roll in a Japanese manga inspired movie
Huh. During the latter debacle it was brought up multiple times that the major's shell looks nothing like the actual asian characters in the anime. Was that false?
The problem wasn’t that the Hollywood Ghost In The Shell cast a well-known white actress as a character that had been traditionally Japanese. The original Japanese manga cartoonist and his publisher didn’t care. They were just happy that they were getting paid for the licensing. The problem is that it was just an ultimately really bad movie.
Please, don't play the racist card. People don't like characters to change in stories they like. It's as simple as that. What would you think of a white guy as Black Panther? It's the same thing but the other way around.
Hi, Red Headed little girl here. The Little Mermaid was my favorite when I was a child, it meant a lot to me. To make a long story short, F*** the racists. I want any little black girl who watches this movie to feel the same way I did as a kid. They should get to have this experience. I hope some little girl out there with dark skin and red hair watches this move and sees herself in it. I hope she finds inspiration and acceptance, love and joy. I hope they all do.
It's weird isn't it? We adopt things like the Little Mermaid into American culture, where we obviously have people of all colors and children of all colors but when we want to remake a piece of what has become AMERICAN culture, there is backlash for using people who aren't white...claiming 'cultural reasons' hate to tell people, American culture is a big old mix of stuff.
This also happened with the new Percy Jackson TV show casting. And the author wrote a whole article calling those people out for their discrimination/racism.
@Do what you need to with her,then broom her fast. the original story that Disney based the little mermaid off of it was literally green. Get over yourself
People simply said it was because she was black, thts why she was casted. Diversity box checked. Have you been living in a box? Do you know nothing about affirmative action or woke culture? Anyways, tht is most likely why she was hired and the author is just defending her because she is a child, who doesnt know any better.
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I'm outraged that Disney doesn't have the courage to put a reverse mermaid on screen. With a fish body and human legs.
Here is the full video that explain
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They did that with Maui lol Shark Head!!!
Family Guy took care of that. Lol
They would still be outraged when they decide to make the legs not white
Instead of a musical, there would be interpretive dance. 😎
same thing happened with the new Percy Jackson series on disney+. people were throwing tantrums because a Black girl was cast as one of the main characters who was described as white in the books, and the author had to come out with this brilliant line, "If you're mad about this casting, it doesn't matter how many times you read the books. You didn't learn anything from them."
Who's being played by a black girl?
@@StudioNama Annabeth
I absolutely love Rick Riordan and the messages he brings with his books and now in movie form.
George R R Martin too, pretty much said idgaf, these characters are black now, it's not important
@@Superbattheman1 😮 annabeth was described as having grey eyes over and over again, like that trait came up so many times in the book it’s ingrained into my brain and I read those books when I was like 12 or 13.,… it’s not going to be racists who are against the casting. Even the last girl who played annabeth was white but she still got backlash because she was a brunette at first and annabeth was supposed to be blonde…
one skill of Trevor's that i absolutely admire and envy, is his ability to bring forth cogent points in the most humorous way without taking way from the pensiveness of an argument. and the humor also makes some topics which are heavy and complex quite intelligible and unpacked that even the most obstinate person can comprehend.
people are funny alot of times only because they've already lost their minds from the stupidity in the world.
verily
It's sad he has to appeal to Middle America in this way. But when folks of brainwashed themselves into thinking that they are Elite you have to find a way to talk down to them that they enjoy.
The Daily Show has a staff of writers that give him his talking points.
@@MovieJustin
Nope that's a load of B.S
Yoooo I remember the deaf mermaid Trevor is talking about!!! Her name is Gabriella and she was a friend of Ariels from the Little Mermaid animated series! She’s was a great musician and had an octopus friend named Ollie who would act as a sign language interpreter
I remember wishing I could be friends with her and Ariel soooo much!!!
The one argument I hate is the "Disney live action remakes are always bad, they're all awful", yet without fail, these same people are ALWAYS on threads, posts, conversations, etc. about every upcoming Disney film.
I hate the Kardashians, but I'm never going into their online communities expressing my hate... I simply ignore them. I don't understand the point of knowing you hate something, yet continuing to put your energy into something you know you'll hate.
It's like these people *want* to be angry.
It’s like bible thumpers going to evolution videos and flat earthers going on nasa’s Facebook page lol I see them and wonder the same thing!!
Thisssssssss all day everyday
Hatred is their fuel
Well. Same could be said for anything.
Agreed! I have a tag from a teabag taped to my wall. It says: Promote what you love instead of bashing what you hate.
I’m a ghostly pale red head who LOVED the little mermaid as a child and when I heard of the live action I wasn’t very excited because I assumed they would pick the best actress and give her a red wig which means she would probably have nice tan skin and no freckles (things I was insecure about as a child).
When I heard it was going to be Halle I was ecstatic. I knew what that would mean to so many MORE little girls. I had my Ariel and she is still there along with all the other Disney red heads Trevor mentioned. This will make such a big impact for so many children, being able to see themselves represented and I’m so happy for it. It was long overdue. Halle was definitely the best person for the job and she is going to do amazing!
This is such a great perspective I hadn’t considered, thank you!
Well if my 2 cousins could sing they would have been perfect as Ariel! They are African-Americans with red hair & freckles!
My daughter is also a pale redhead who LOVED the Little Mermaid, and she has the exact same take on that you do. In fact, it's the first Disney live-action remake that both of us are excited to watch!
You are exactly right!!
This could not have been more beautifully said. Thank you for sharing the truth in your heart for all little girls.
-An Army Veteran and Teacher
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Thank you Hanna 🙏🏾
….CALM DOWN!!! She’s mixed.
Half 🐟 fish and half girl 😅
Lol I feel you 😂😂😂💯
Nice!😄😄
😂😂😂😂☠️
Ryan Gosling should be the next Black Panther.
I think that would soil Stan Lee's name. I believe Stan Lee created Black Panther to give black people more representation when 80 to 90 percent of the Marvel Characters were white.
@@jaynukem1929 then Jackie Chan should play black panther because Asians are even more underrepresented than blacks.
@@jaynukem1929 so it is ok to soil other writers name
@@cheikoknech2548 Who are you referring to??
It's called black panther for a reason, and also it's not called little white mermaid
The original mermaid wasn’t even called Ariel. Some folklore (which the story was long before Hans C. penned it all down) described the No name mermaid as green, others said she was white, others describe her more iridescent like fish. The original mermaid only wanted to marry the prince to gain an immortal soul & my grandmother would tell the story (Not the Disney version) as a cautionary tale about respecting our elders.
Many of the people objecting to a black mermaid understand representation & relatability when they’re changing the story to suite themselves.
Someone at work actually told me they thought POC should be happy with Tiana, the hard working gumbo princess & her broke prince because that’s more relatable for us than The Little Mermaid. When I asked her what she had in common with Ariel that I didn’t, outside of skin color she couldn’t name a single thing.
yet Ariel is an established CHARACTER, then give her a differant name atleast.
I am so sorry you had to hear that. It was so insensitive. Relatable ? Wth, it's as if there aren't poor white people.
Here's the thing with Tiana: she spends MOST of that movie out in the swamp as a frog, very little as a human. Why can't the mermaid be black? I think they owe a black princess some screen time!
@@Fercurix gosh, Rapunzel here in Europe was an established character long before Disney existed. Disney made a great film, but it doesn't have much in common with the fairy tale us Germans grew up with.
Us Europeans could have made a great fuss over all our fairy tales that Disney turned into some American stories, but we understand, that story telling can't be conservative if it wants to survive.
@@helgaioannidis9365 yeah Flynn would be blind and there would be a pile of bodies at the base of the tower
As a redheaded girl who grew up with four redheaded sisters, I'm confident that if anything, red hair is over-represented in media. (How do we know these murders are linked? The victims all have RED HAIR! 🙄) I have issues with *how* red-haired women are usually portrayed (we're either vixens or comic relief), but not the quantity of them.
The Little Mermaid was not a redhead until Disney made her one in 1989. And while I enjoyed a year of little girls going wide-eyed and whispering to their mothers "there's Ariel!", I'm not, in fact, Ariel, and I don't need any faux outrage on behalf of redheads. We're doing fine.
I don't know.. I've seen Jessica Chastain, Isla Fischer, Amy Adams, Bryce Dallas Howard, that girl from It, etc. play all sorts of characters. If anything, redheaded men have a more legit gripe.
@@masterofallgoons ... yeah, there's always a guy to say "men have it worse."
You're comparing being red-headed to being black? Honey, just no...
@@JackOllie4 - Not what I said. But I could say the same thing back at this argument. What we could do instead is actually say what is true or not, and I don't see you refuting the point... because you can't.
@@masterofallgoons redheaded men are immediately called Opie...
Trevor really said "touch grass" lol that's how you know he's done ❤
what does it mean?
@@Onesmo it means to go outside
@@Onesmo It means get off the internet for five minutes. It’ll give you perspective.
@@dalastdon2574 thank you for explaining this, I was so confused
Funny I took it as go smoke grass and you’ll get over it 🤭😅🤷♀️
It's not racist to want a character in the live action version to look like the character in the animated version
It is If that's The only thing to make you leave Your love for The history.
@@matheuszitcho then Im sure it would be okay if a white or Asian plays T challa, falcon ,cyborg and all those characters right?
@@Thanos743
Except Tchalla is an African who’s skin colour is actually important to his story where as a mermaid’s skin colour doesn’t affect the story in any shape or form…
@@properduction2586 lol doesn't affect? You smoking wrong or something its mentioned even in the original version several times that Ariel is "white" not black not Asian but white if you dont believe check out in the original danish version you will know Nuts
Trevor really ended it with "touch grass" XD
I never heard anyone say that before but immediately thought, that comment was right on point.
Reminds me of when Goldie Hawn said her Father told her, "little girl, when you feel too big for your britches, go look at the ocean".
@@dee_dee_place I do not know if you know this, while "touching grass" was already a phrase that was rarely used, it became a common meme/phrase that blew up sometime last year (2021) and has stuck around since.
I admit, I don't know what that phrase means.
In the Islands touch grass or the ocean was very common to say get real or come back to reality. My parents would say this to me when I was a kid, so when he said that I laughed so hard as it hit home for me being from the West Indies. Travor is truly amazing to me. Very articulate and humorous w/ even the most aggressive subjects.
@@dee_dee_place I've heard it used amongst black people from the Carribean for years but I never knew if other people knew the phrase. I've been seeing it more often online so I'm assuming it wasn't mainstream at first but might be becoming so.
Trevor is completely right about this. My Hispanic sisters were told constantly about how they “took someone else’s spot” when they got accepted into Ivy League schools
wow
Because there's no great schools in Latin America, Cuba and mexico
Jésus!!!
Sure, under a purely meritocratic system, that doesn't make any sense. Still, the criticism of casting Scarlett Johansson as the Major for Ghost in the Shell is an implication that some people think she took a spot that rightfully belonged to a Japanese actress. Same for white actors cast into Gods of Egypt, or The Last Airbender.
@Johannes of course
Best of luck
Just saying
USA is land of opportunity
I laughed when Trevor said he often watches the red-haired little mermaid, but by the end if his rant, it was clear that he wasn't kidding. Trevor has spent some time thinking about this!!!
If you think of how he grew up having to hide his identity, he surely can identify with the little mermaid. He knows how that feels, also not having a voice.
Any opportunity to spew out racist ideologies. Clearly not even cartoons are safe.
😂
It wasn't a rant!
@@helgaioannidis9365 just out of curiosity, why did trevor have to hide his identity when he was growing up?
How is everyone surprised there’s a backlash from Disney race swapping iconic characters. Just make a new character. Disney can afford to make a new story.
They still create new characters but people like you won't give up reasoning out your sugar coated racism.
No one said anything about race swap when Queen Latifah played Ursula
Perhaps, Disney has lost all its creativity and have not be able to come up with a new character that can guarantee a similar hit to other existing princess characters..😂 So they are doing this cuz there's no way to earn money except using pc
If not, this situation can't be explained
@user-he8ui1rq6w so Disney lost all creativity when they cast a melanated actor to play the little mermaid? How tf do you sound?
People really shouldn’t talk about the “history“ of these fictional characters. It was a trip growing up and watching Tarzan be “king of the jungle” in Africa. I remember being told about the Lone Ranger and Tonto. They wouldn’t allow even the person playing the Indian to be Indian. And that story was actually based off of a black man. Chinese people weren’t even allowed to play Chinese in America movies. It’s clear that I will leave this earth and we will all still be bickering over petty things. Life is short people. Live and let live. Love and be loved🙏🏾💞
Well thought out take on this absurd “issue.”
Exactly.
Anthony Quinn played "Zorba The Greek", & he was of Mexican descent.
Lauren Becall was hired as an actress because she didn't look Jewish, & interestingly enough, the heads of the movie studio, Warner Bros., WERE Jewish.
Not to mention Aladdin was Chinese in the origin works! I'm really excited for the woman queen to come to stream I'm glad they're making that!
White stories are fact. PoC truths are decried as lies . That’s caucasians for you 🤷🏽♀️
Tarzan caught my attention 😂
We as a society debating on fictional characters...so unproductive
Here is the full video that explain
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There is no difference when we talk about politics, the environment or anything else. There is no trying to understand each other. ALL IS UNPRODUCTIVE
People have been doing that for all of human history. That's why there are often several versions of common myths and stories.
While arguing about fictional tales like this may seem pointless most of the time, fictional stories have been such an important part of our history. Both as entertainment, but also as a way to preserve parts of our past and to teach important lessons to the younger generations. The arguments we have now will most definitely be forgotten, but might end up influencing how stories are told 300 years from now.
Y'know typical twitter
Very true but that's what's trending because stupidity sells these day, I guess there was a reason for famine , wars and natural disasters other than that you will find people fooling 🤷🏾♂️
The funny thing about people claiming to be Little Mermaid purists is that they usually never even read the actual tale, just the sanitized Disney movie and now somehow think they are fighting on a hill worth dying on...
Right, it is a Danish story and a rather dark one at that.
@@jaaaaannnnee Yes based on Danish folklore, like Frozen you know, they could have made just as accurate since it came from the same author. But nooooo.
Aside from the ending, it’s very close to the original. Even if I didn’t absorb the text that well I still watched another version so I know how close the Disney version is
The majority of the backlash is not about the race but playing on people's emotions, misleading them that non-white Little Mermaid stands for representation. It doesn't, it's a controversial money making move. Little Mermaid has white skin and red hair. SpongeBob is yellow and has a tie. They're just characters. They could just as easily have a new mermaid character or any other story for a musical but they chose to do something 'controversial'. The same is with the new Snow White movie with an actress who isn't white. Do you honestly think it's because of representation? Believe me, it's not. Personally they can make every new Disney movie with all non-white cast, I don't care, I'm not their audience. In a few years people will be talking how disgusting it was to do these business moves that people mistake for representation.
@@perfect0nly hmm it sounds like you do care…
Evidently, Hans Christian Anderson wrote the Little Mermaid in response to his unrequited love for another man who was in love with and married a woman. The three of them remained friends for years, but Anderson was heartbroken. In the original, Ariel trades her voice for the ability to walk; however, her every step is agony. When her 'true love' falls for someone else, she returns to the sea and dies - whereupon her body becomes seafoam. Let's see what they say when Disney makes that movie.
Yes Ive watched the original movie when i was a kid. And i really dont like it😭
Technically you could say it is a transgender allegory as Hans Christian Anderson describes their feelings towards their friend as "being like a woman" in love letters to their friend, and in the story (the little mermaid), they wrote in response to their friend's engagement to a woman, wrote themselves as a woman, as Ariel.
@@itsjustme6018 I guess I could have been more clear. In this case, I'm referring to the people who complain that the choice of a non-white actress to play a mythical character is somehow problematic. Let's make the movie where Ariel and her merman brother both fall in love with the prince, and the prince has to decide which is 'true love.' Let's see what THEY say then. : )
I don't buy it.
Source: Trust me Bro
There are numerous mermaid stories from cultures all over the world, and in a lot of them the mermaids are pretty scary. As is, way more likely to maul and eat you than fall in love with you. I would love to see an adaptation of one of those 😊
Disney did that in Pirates of the Caribbean.
There was a show called Siren where the mermaid was scary and killing people. I don’t remember how many seasons it had, but it was on Hulu at one point.
@@catatonicbug7522 A little bit… it certainly wasn’t the main plot though.
@@rachelchanel7941 There’s a horror movie by the same name. Not really a standard horror formula, but very cool.
DISNEY PRESENTS PART OF YOUR WORLD. THE RACIAL DIVIDE CONCERNING THE LITTLE MERMAID & MORE. ruclips.net/video/CS5hykK2Q1M/видео.html
This is why we need to show up and show out when it hits theaters
Is it going to theaters? We only have 2 open theaters in my city anyway... so doubtful we will get it if it is.
I’m watching bootleg online
A lot of people will be showing up out of spite anyway. They may end up liking the movie, but they'll be going because so many people have a problem with it.
Just like we did with Black Panther.
@@TitoTimTravels This will be a very wide theatrical release.
Yeah I never see any Kryptonian being mad that one of their people is played by a human actor.
Here is the full video that explain
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Just wait until it is a black human actor... then you will hear it (but not from Kryptonians).
@@TitoTimTravels There already was a black superman, in fact there was a communist one, a robot one, a woman one and prolly any variation you can think of has been done.
@@Ketraar Guess I missed that movie! I know they are in the comics... 😎
@@TitoTimTravels general zod is black in young justice
looking forward to Black Panther 2 with Ryan Gosling as main character #BLACKWASHING at it's finest
yup, notice how Trevor's already trying to justify his bs with a ridiculous answer. Black in Black panther is referring to the suit not the color of the character of his skin.
Y’all fr mad that 1/150000 movies have a black character instead of white character smh
@@tubber Definitely didn't read any Black Panther comics
@@denziboi4063whered u get that from? i thought the reason most people were mad was because disney keeps arbitrarily switching up the ethnicities of characters people grew up with, all without consent from the original creators (they're long gone, make a new franchise, preserve the integrity of the original creators' narratives, respecting their absence and inability to consent to posthumous alterations).
In H.C. Andersens original danish fairytale her skin was the colour of a rose leaf. Not a rose petal, but a leaf. So she would have been green! 😊💚
@@Balletified Spoiler alert!!! 🤪
@@Ketraar .
i like how trevor ignores the actual argument against the casting. Which is, if you want diversity why not create your own original princess. There is tons of material from African folklore. Thats the thing they dont want to do the work they just want to steal it.
who is "they"? this argument is ignorant to me. If you have a problem with the casting you should take it up with the director who casted Halle who btw said she was the best and primer choice for Ariel. There are so many artists and writers many of whom are black that have or are coming up with original stories from African folklore that are being made into live action. If you care so much about original stories you should support them with your viewership and money so that there are more diverse media out there for everyone to enjoy
@@princessdior9 typical black use your brain
He probably thinks the only ones complaint about this are white people.
You are arguing over the “authenticity” of a mermaid, who was originally green, btw. And when blk people do create their own, people like you still have issues with it…ie Black Panther.
@@kiannordkvist5750 the thing is this complaint is ignorant to me. Movies in general are usually retellings of stories that have elements that are either A. Yes created with original ideas in mind or B. Ideas taken from other works that have already been created. People complaining about “they should’ve just made a new original story” are in my opinion coming from a background of judgement whether discriminatory or not. Because Disney has been making live action remakes since the late 2000s and now all of a sudden a large amount of people are up in arms over this movie? Alright.
And those making the racist statements will always be the first ones to say they are not racist.
They're tryna convince themselves
how about a movie of shaka zulu play by a white actor
@@pierrecardan8433 Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra..Cleopatra is NOT white
Jesus always portrayed as white in movies..Jesus is NOT white
Several white actors have portrayed Native Americans.
Get over yourself. 🙄
@@serveriamanning6313i know cleopatra was black even know she was a descendent of greeks,Jesus i know he is black too even thouh Jesus is a Jew i know Jews were black
@Quote except
Idi amin, mengitsu, Omar Al Bashir are African
And trump has Scottish roots
And people want him back
I guess most people have nostalgia towards the 1989 Disney classic “The little Mermaid” and were expecting a faithful adaptation of the classic Disney movie they grew to love. At the end of the day fans are the ones who made the movie a classic and even though the movie is made for kids, the parents are the ones who decide which movie their kids watch and pay for the ticket.
Yep. And if racists don’t want to go see it bc the actress is Black, Disney will be fine.
@@bdott1538 i doubt that. Just wanting a character to be more faithful to the original doesn't make a person racist.
@@superkamiguru7985Your such a disingenuous person. You HONESTLY believe over 50% of the backlash has nothing to do with race?
Plenty of us are ready to support Halle❤
@@Black-my4un also the movie pacing is so boring
Dude I'm down with Ariel being played by that singer. I don't know her that well but I've heard her singing with her sister and her voice is angelic. On top of it, her smile is really pretty.
😂your eye must blind if she beautiful
@@alexlee1501 I'm not blind. It's just that I'm not absolutely devoid of taste.
@@alexlee1501 just because you're racist doesn't mean everyone else has to be.
I am an artist and she's objectively beautiful by every available metric.
The issue is that Hollywood somehow weaponized the left from a political movement, into a giant bulletin board to shout at people for not giving a bunch of rich people money. How has the left lost the plot so hard? "Consoom product, bigot!" No thanks.
I got nothing against the actress, she is gorgeous on so many levels and her voice is as well but it's just that they changed what people knew and loved all because of racial politics.
I hate what Disney has become, it's a multi billionaire giant with no dignity, integrity or care for anything other than money.
It's insane to see *GROWN MEN* being this *upset* over a *Disney cartoon* about a *princess*
This is about these people ' s fear of losing the Grip they had for 500 years over non whites.
This is another piece falling off.
@@pumlakambule8297 believe me. I know what it's about...it's still bizarre
Tell Disney to stop messing with my childhood. Leave it alone.
@@kieragard If you're a grown man whining about your childhood, you need to seek help. Your childhood is just fine. Nobody took a time machine and rearranged what you remembered.
Grow up.
@@spittingame4241 I am a grown man and I live in America where I can speak my mind. If you don't like how America works, go to Russia.
A singing Jamaican crab yet a black mermaid is too unrealistic
The mermaid is white
Black mermaids cannot swim, hence too unrealistic tbh.
@@roseCatcher_ 🤡
@@gtjj8258 The mermaid and the crab are imaginary...meaning not real. They can be anything. It is not real.
@@roseCatcher_ Mermaids are not real. lol
I'm black but there is a double standard in this regard since if they cast a white woman to represent a traditionally black role all of you would be angry
Thanks brother
I'm black and I also agree.
You are talking about a mermaid that was originally meant to be green. Stop looking for pats on the forehead.
@@KAriedoll What's more famous the green one or the one that features a white woman?
In fact, if they made one about the green one maybe it would be original and not just meant to pander
The last comment is unnecessary honestly
There’s outrage if someone who is black plays a white role and no one cares if a white person plays a black role that’s the problem, as long as everything is 100% white it’s okay, that’s why people get upset because black people finally get something and then you replace it with a white person as if they don’t have enough already
And the main thing is it's all about the kids ...don't know why so many grown folks are so bigoted
Here is the full video that explain
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Because we adults don't have a single shred of nostalgia actually
Stop playing dumb. You know they are trying to monetize nostalgia
Because very little about this new movie will really be different from the 1989 one.
@Johannes do you even watch this video in full? Trevor already stated there are more red headed Disney characters then there are black women characters.
I think that every time they release a remake of a movie, they should challenge people's expectations, and make the characters different intentionally everytime.
Then the racists eventually all die of heart attacks, and the world is clean of their ideals.
I agree
Yeah we NEED an asian Black panther
@Thembalethu why mess with only white people? Are you a racist messer?
@Thembalethu no, hypocrisy is bad you know 😉
that's the moral highground, wishing for people to die
The First Mermaid story was Mami Wata. A Black Woman in the form of a Mermaid from the West coast of Africa. That story was being told as far back as 4000 B.C.
That part where Trevor said "this is my swamp" just amazing!
This Ariel still has red hair. It ain't really about the "hair color", is it?
According to the "Christians against the Little Mermaid" FB group its only about them flailing their racism freely. I think they should be publicly outed so everyone can see who they truly are. Ya know like their community and places of employment. 😈
No, also black or mixed people can have red hair too. They just mad because she is not white.
@Johannes I don’t like the black people can have red hair argument as a defense for black Ariel. That said, it is true that some black people can have red hair, especially those with some white admixture (i.e. most African Americans)
@Johannes Most black Americans (the ones that have been here for multiple generations) have white admixture due to the legacy of slavery.
And yes, red hair is rare, even on white people. It’s even rarer on black people.
Wait until they see the true color of Christ! 😮 They’re gonna go crazy.
They never will.
😂you right about that the earlier Europeans knew that s why they physically change him to force white supremacy 😮
But why do you people have to make remakes of movies?? The original little mermaid was beautiful and this one is not attractive at all so it changes the entire story..
The bible tells them they only chose to deny, Skin of bronze, hair of wool gee what group of people in thise world match that description?
@@liveandletdie7187 Then don’t watch it.
I don’t agree with this take
I think a better solution would be to make more black princesses instead of changing the current princesses
Why not both?
Disney already changed the story of the Little Mermaid. The cartoon we all watched is not the original story.
If they can add a singing crab, they can cast a black actress in the main role, and you can just decide to not complain about it.
Yep Disney is creativity bankrupt that's the problem
First and foremost, Disney has the absolute right to cast whoever they want in their movies, animated or live-action. I don't especially care who is cast, because I want all actors to have an opportunity to influence the culture however they can and make as much money as Disney is willing to offer them.
That being said, if anyone is going to be concerned about anything, we probably all should be concerned about how it looks like Disney is merely using these live-action projects over the last 15 years in order to justify PREVENTING their "intellectual property" (which was basically borrowed from PUBLIC DOMAIN stories) from falling back into the public domain, where it belongs.
#PrincessesForThePeople
I can't wait for the alphabet people to have a turn at Ariel lol
Yea I’m watching all this people losing their minds about disney ruining the little mermaid and I’m just sitting here like, is this movie going to be terrible? Very likely yes. But the actress’s race has absolutely nothing to do with it. Disney has a lot of problems, casting poc actors is not one of them
I like your style.
@@winstonsmith6607 you snowflakes are just as bad as the triggered alphabet ppl 😆
This is the only fair critique, until the films released.
People didnt have a problem with Jake Gyllenhaal playing the Prince of Persia (Middle East). No one had an issue with Gerard Butler playing 'Gods of EGYPT" (AFRICA). But people have an issue with a black girl playing a mermaid.
Uh no, there was outrage over both castings. Also when Disney said they were looking outside of middle eastern and Indian possibilities of actors/actresses as they couldn't find what they were looking for initially.
Oh no, people had a problem with that too.
I remember when Queen Latifa played Ursula on the Live performance they did a couple of years ago. People were complaining then too. Sorry everyone, they couldn't find a PURPLE woman to play her. It's ridiculous!
its 2022 we can change race whenever we want aparently
@@shawnndixon5254 it's a FICTONAL movie about a MERMAID. Since when does race exist under the sea?
@@bb.yani1 make your own story instead of stealing from europe
what next black viking ????
@@bb.yani1
make a new story about a different mermaid why ariel ???
@Eman Egnarts what don't you understand that she is fictional and if u ever actually did ur research on it the character was originally green
I’m black and I don’t like the new mermaid I’m glad their making more black movies but I feel like it’s lazy and incentive to focus on remaking old European fairytales and putting a black person instead of just writing a story about African fairytales something new and entertaining for everyone to enjoy a perfect example of this is Black panther.
The problem people have is that they don’t want 2 versions of the same character we want new characters
Exactly and kudos to you, I am worried abour real issues black people face of people being racist on day to day basis.
Of prejudice that affects them, for example, they ask if it’s ok to book a massage but you should know I am black.
Like how effed up is that they had bad experiences before for getting a service based on their skin color.
Not liking black Ariel doesn’t make anyone a racist. Let’s fight the real discrimination out there.
These people are so weird talking about "the mermaid movie is not historically accurate!"
The crazy part is nobody cared when Queen Latifah played Ursula so it wasn't about representation more than it was a bit of racism I beleive.
Let's not forget Brandy and Whitney in Cinderella...also Keke Palmer in the Broadway version.
The thing is, Ursula isn't supposed to be pretty. Some people can't handle when "pretty" characters are "suddenly" played by black actors, and then have the audacity to claim that they're not racists.
@@inkasaraswati7625 Exactly it is the attractive character being portrayed as a Black woman that is the issue. But the same people crying are the same ones who in the real world find natural red heads to be less attractive...hince the "redheaded stepchild" saying. I truly believe had she played a character considered unattractive no one would bat an eyelash.
To be fair, Ursula was purple so it really doesn't matter what race plays her cause there's no such thing as purple humans.
@@WendyWinchester And there is no such things as mermaids so why does race matter there?
The internet is Ursula's garden of poor unfortunate souls with a host of Flotsam and Jetsam keeping it stocked and wretched.
So what would happen if we cast the Black Panther as a white dude? Its not the whole point that the character is black, he's called the Black Panther because he wears a black panther suit.
The imaginary Black Panther character doesn't have to be black.
I love that he had all the red haired Disney characters on the tip of his tongue. 😂
he's toxic. of course he's ready.
@@tubber why is it toxic to know them?
@@bdott1538 who said it's toxic to know them.. and whos them?
You realize that the daily show had writers, right? He doesn’t come up with this stuff on his own.
(I love Trevor and I love what he does, but the writers deserve love too)
@@rebeccalj6811 Indeed, they do. Shout out to the writers.
I just saw a bunch of clips of little black girls seeing the movie for the first time, and it was absolutely heart-warming!!!
Yup
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@Balletified correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t she a red-head in the live action remake? 😂 maybe you’re just mad and can’t see straight
@@franimal86 I love how they trot out Tiana who was a frog for most of the movie as THE Black princess so Black folks should just sit down and shut up. And take whatever "they" deem as "fair". Basically be put in our place.
The absurd thing is that little children probably don't even care about this. For them Ariel is just a lovely character with an amazing voice. It's their parents who make an issue out of it and thereby intoxicating their children with such disgusting thoughts.
Exactly, a little redhead girl ain’t gonna go to the movies and be like “nah that’s not my Ariel”😂🤦🏻♂️
What?
Imagine all the children that won't be allowed to watch it because of their parents views. There will literally be a large group of ppl in 15-20years that never saw the real life one.
Actually no, people are just fed up with the hypocrisy. James Franco who is ethnically Portuguese was told he was white washing playing Fidel Castro and even the girl who portrayed Jasmine in Aladin (2021) was told she was “too white” for the role. Yet, when an actor is casted for diversity and inclusion in a Danish story, wouldn’t Danish people be angry naturally? How uneasy would that make you if you were Indonesian and the people portraying said people were Nigerian? You would feel that you’re not represented. Finally, Trevor Noah isn’t funny lol.
Exactly
guy says " see themselves as what? a disney cartoon, are you serious right now? and then says " black girls needs to see themselves in the little mermaid its important. Hipocrasy at its max. dude has 0 arguments.
No, let's give realism a try. Let's hold out for an _actual_ mermaid. See how well _that_ works out.
It's about the best manatee for the job
Oh, you want mermaids... I got mermaids.
Well I want the Shape of Water version.
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I look forward to the outrage when Disney has a live version of the The Princess and the Frog and Tiana is casted as black.
Interesting that people are concerned about"reality" in fiction. Because the fishtail is totally realistic.
Conservative "pundits" on Twitter are literally going on about how it's not scientific for black skin to evolve underwater without sunlight the last few days. Yeah, "scientific" mermaids.
That Is an alternate Propulsion System for Female Seals. Males use a different Body Part for the latter that works on the principle of Gas Ejection.
Be well
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The part where she is human is realistic
But where are her gills
Between the Scenes is Emmy worthy.
We all knew this was coming 😂😂!
I have a black friend who is angry at The Little Mermaid remake, when I asked him why? His response stunned me.... he said why are these characters from European or White folktale origins getting black recasts but still tell the white story? Then he said there are many African origin fairytales, myths, and folklore with princesses and many beautiful stories and would rather have those stories in a movie than "handy downs" from white tales, and felt the black community deserve their stories and not be put in other stories.
I gotta be honest that's a very solid response.......
Africa had tales about mermaids so that’s not quite right
The same people saying that never had the same energy when yt people have done the same thing. Also, when movies start being made on other races lore, they complain about why is that being forced down their throats.
@@franimal86 then disney should make movies about those instead,stop remaking stuff
@@franimal86 In that case, why not tell the african tale of the mermaid then? I would watch it. Instead we got the blackwashing of the european story.
but Disney's animated movie is not a Danish/European telling of the story. If it were there wouldn't have been a Jamaican crab with calypso inspired orchestra including steel pans. Those elements don't sound very Danish to me: Sebastian and Under the Sea are not Danish and put a Caribbean twist on the Disney version that make no sense for a Danish story or princess. By casting Halle Bailey, they not only got the best person for the job but corrected that appropriation from the Disney animated movie because if they casted a red-headed white girl I would really would like to see how the optics of her dancing along to Under the Sea would have worked out in the live action - it would have been looked extremely goofy. In conclusion they were lucky to get her
The thing is, Disney people asked her to come audition after seeing her at the Grammy, which she did, and still beat out all the others who auditioned for the part. Smh.
@SUBSCRIBO I agree.
I have not watched Disney movie long time ago. I am sick of these ideology stuff already.
@SUBSCRIBO Ariel doesn’t look anything like the original in the animated version though…
@SUBSCRIBO How is it blasphemous when it's an animated show? 😳
Can we just stop making live actions pls and just make new movies
@@ToniToniChopaaa Money talks.
My daughter is one of the red-headed girls who grew up with the Little Mermaid and she is so excited to see someone else represented. She knows that the same way that she was happy to see someone like her represented, she knows other girls will be happy to see themselves represented as well. It's about the only live-action Disney remake that either of us is excited to see!
Representation by skin color is not the presentation that you want. People compare themselves to other people by their actions, goals, morals, not looks. If a child looks for physical similarities in order to like someone - this child does not have a healthy upbringing. Such upbringing will cut off emotional connections to many characters of different gender, race, religion, ect that are worthy of being followed and emulated.
@@ScarlettM Where did you get any of that from my comment? Anyone who does not see themselves represented is going to feel empowered by seeing someone with something that makes them feel different about themselves being represented. She didn't like Ariel because she had red hair, she liked that she saw herself represented. Just as I said that she is glad that other people who don't see themselves often represented will also feel that empowerment.
I’m assuming you have red hair because your daughter does and as a black woman i have an extremely genuine question. Why when representation conversations begin, is there always someone talking about red hair? To me, hair color is not a topic for real conversations surrounding diversity.
For me, discrimination against something that you can’t change about yourself like gender or sexuality or race are what needs to be the venter of those conversations. Race especially because we wear it whenever we go outside. You can see someone’s sexuality or even gender all the time.
But every time a representation conversation i see comment everywhere about red head representation. For me, it sounds absurd. But im wondering if there’s a narrative I’m missing? Pls assist🥰
@@izzywoods794 well there has been discrimination against redheads, not to the same extent as what black people face, it is probably closer to something like colorism. It exists though, there are phrases like "beat you like a red headed step child". I think a lot of it actually comes from anti-Irish sentiment, it isn't as common now, but there used to be signs in windows that said things like "no dogs, no irish". It is all Tribalism right? Some people want to hate others based on their differences, no matter how slight those differences may be.
@@ScarlettM Said by someone who is already widely represented.
I love when Ariel said: "I am not in danger, Skyler. I AM, the danger". Truly one of the movies of all time.
Cry some more. 😭,,,🧜🏽♀️
Pathetic.
Just earlier this morning I saw someone ask how would black people feel if they used a white guy to play Malcolm X. This guy didn't think for a moment to realize that he was comparing a fictional character to a literal real person that existed.
They seriously don’t see the absurdity of their argument.
They did though, at least inspired by, the movie is called American History X starring Edward Norton
The live action Ariel has red hair, too!
Not quite as red as Mera's from Aquaman, but I guess one would not want to invoke that comparison today.
@@takatamiyagawa5688 like u said she's from aquaman... what does that have to do with Ariel who had red hair in the remake....
@@verycuriousgeorge Because the reputation of Mera's actress has taken such a sharp dive that it may be prudent to not evoke the appearance of even her character.
I love that to recenter and calm down Trevor keeps grass under his desk
He's fine. Cope.
Touch grass is used on the Internet to tell someone to go outside. The phrase also implies that the person the insult is directed to spends too much time online, and they physically need to get outside and “touch some grass” to reconnect with the real world.
Mr Noah you are totally getting it wrong man
RUclips really needs to come up with something bigger than a thumbs up button. Trevor's videos deserve 5 thumbs up!! 👍👍👍👍👍
Funnily enough, youtube used to have a 5 star system.
Oh so you want the OG 5 star rating system. Too bad RUclips doesnt want any negativety when it comes to ratings
I CONCUR👊🤛
I feel so sorry for Hailey berry. She deserves so much better. 🤧 😞
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Her name is Halle Bailey.
Who?? 💀😂
She's not very pretty.
"I'm so angry, I'm going to go touch grass now" (4:05). I love this saying, and it is the first time I have ever heard it. It really speaks to how nature can regulate our emotions, how important it is to remember that, and the underlying psychological meaning to grounding and centering. Thank you for sharing it.
I can't tell if you're being serious lol
@@An0nymous_L0gic I think he is. Guy has touched too much grass.
@@An0nymous_L0gic Absolutely serious. Going into nature is a great way to regulate emotions. Having a conversation with someone who is trusted is another way. To "ground" is to bring one's self into the present moment, out of the headspace of what could be or what was and into the now, and "centering" is aligning one's self in the balance of one's self and the world. Experiencing nature is a great way to do this.
@@stanstrum I am serious, and the psychological science of the value of nature to human emotional stability is solid. I believe we are referring to different types of "grass."
"Touch grass" is a saying mostly used by gamers to tell the other guy that he should go out more
Ppl arent rascist in fact gingers should be offended due to all of our characters being race swapped. Black girls deserve better too not just thrown in marvel and other movies...their own superheroes etc ! Just keep characters the way ppl love them no matter what the race .
Well said as usual Trevor 👏🏼 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯
leave it to Trevor Noah to make me google "so angry I need to touch grass"
That thing completely went past me.
Oh yeah. “Touch grass” was pretty commonly used on Tumblr when someone’s opinion was so wild and nitpicky that they clearly didn’t spend much time outside, interacting with real people.
Me too. I didn’t know what it meant.
@@mariesabine2385 thank you! I was about to go google what it meant
what's truly niggling me is that these folks who are upset at Ariel being Black have NEVER had an issue with Ursula being portrayed as Black in any live action adaptation. Why's that? Because she was the villain? Because the Disney animation coded her as Black? Are these same folks gonna get upset that she's going to be played by Melissa McCarthy?? Newp.
Ursula was purple,.... not much to "hate on" from either side.
Dude she's purple
When lead-role casting provides enough to get some people worked up, why would you expect them to have enough energy left over to complain about minor role casting?
Ursula was actually based on a drag queen but yes they absolutely did try to code her as nonwhite and that was groaty of them
No, because Queen Latifah has that swagger Ursula has. And she doesn‘t look totally different. Had they cast Ariana Grande for Ariel it would have been fine. I was very disappointed by their pick for Eric too. He looks like a school boy and nothing like the character.
Just the fact that society is having a collective conversation about this is enough to convince me that the universe is truly absurd.
What does the universe have to do with your moronic society?
Also I dug into what you were saying about this mermaid that was made 30 years ago that was an original Black mermaid. So for those who don't know her name is Gabriella she was supposed to be black Latina and deaf so she spoke in sign language and she had an interpreter by the name of Ollie the octopus. And as you had mentioned Trevor it didn't receive as much fanfare so I would recommend for Disney if they so choose to after this little mermaid comes out and it is successful or critically and financially I would suggest that they give that mermaid another try. Maybe get a black deaf actor to play her alongside Halle in another little mermaid installment if you want to do that.
Latina not black but now black people like always want to rewrite Hispanic history and make it all about them.
What show was this?
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catsmom129 The Little Mermaid tv show
Latina are brown not black, try replacing a historically black character with any other color.
I was a child when Little Mermaid came out. At the time I HATED my red hair because it made me “different” from everyone else. Then Ariel came out with red hair and I LOVED IT! I no longer hated my red hair.
… … …
Am I mad with the choice of actress for the live action movie? Not one bit. As Trevor points out, there’s more red heads to now look up to- and let’s admit, Anna’s character development is phenomenal. AND, the animated Little Mermaid is still going to be around for kids to watch.
It looks like they’ve dyed Halle’s hair red in the movie, so it’s still representing redheads.
@@firstnamelastname7708 we need actual red heads ....
@@rosieposie2953 Why? Why do we need actual red heads? What purpose are they serving? 😂
@@rosieposie2953 if you need ACTUAL redheads then I guess the original movie isn’t representation since Ariel was a cartoon, not an actual redhead. I have a feeling there’d be no complaints if Emma Stone or Bella Thorne were playing Ariel.
@@rosieposie2953 hoping that was a sarcastic joke.
Sounds like Trevor is a Disney cartoon watcher!😀♥️ Me too. I loved Frozen. Take care, Trevor. They will get it. You are a gift to the U.S. with your wonderful observations and ideas. Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Yeah, but he got Things wrong a lot.
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@@slevinchannel7589 No he doesn't.
@@rosejames5172 Great Answer.
Very smart.
He literally does side with the ingenious LIARS though, sooooo. Yeah, its a lie that people criticizing; for example; the New 'Rings of Power' are ALL R-CIST.
@@slevinchannel7589 Please seek therapy.
As long as the next Black Panther is Chinese I'm ok with this.
If we really wanted to get «scientifically accurate» here, then the mermaids would be dugongs and manatees. I mean, i would watch «the little dugong».
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She also should be collecting human bodies when they fall in the water - and she’d probably drag that prince down into the depths, too. 😂
Only of the little dugong has red Whiskas. We need to stay true to the original
Yes, that or the Greek Sirens, the mermaids in Peter Pan trying to drown Wendy are way more accurate than animated Little Mermaid XD
that would still be erasing black representation
Ah trever used to watch the little mermaid tv show!!! He referenced the awesome black deaf mermaid who spoke in sign! She had an octopus interpreter.
I am so astonished that all this craziness is about a mythological creature! I can’t believe it!
So if it doesn’t matter what color the Mermaid is why couldn’t she stay white?
Who says she couldn't?
@@DANGJOS Disney.
Disney said she couldn’t because it’s a marketing strategy to get people to talk about it and they want to be woke and cool but they’re not. Real racism is them taking dozens of years to have black princesses with their own story.
Dozens of years after the civil rights movement.
@@charleshetrick3152 When did they say that? They cast a black woman, but that doesn't mean they were unwilling to cast a white woman. That's why I asked.
Why nobody asks Asian's opinion, just asking🤣
"These people need to go touch grass." Trevor Noah. Well said. 😆
I love Trevor Noah..I can't explain it. He just gets it
It's cuz he's anyone that isn't a racist
Is it any wonder why this idiot's show has been cancelled after hearing this?
Kids reacted positively and their reactions brought me to tears.
Me tooooo
Children are almost easily impressed by anything. That’s why they are the easiest demographic to sell products to.
Those reactions were fake.
@@summerrose8110 you kind of person that think school shooting survivors are actors too I'm sure... people like you... I lose hope and brain cells
@@summerrose8110 just say your’s we’re. These kids would all be professional actors if they were that talented.
What? Would he be defending it if Mulan was played by a white woman? If Jasmine from Aladdin was a white woman? Just curious
I can't wait for the Little Mermaid. She has such a beautiful voice and she's amazing! 🥰🤗
The Philippines has had the mythology of mermaids and mermen for a long time (well before Andersen) Never mentioned they're white-skinned :)
In that case wouldn't it be interesting to see a "new"(for most of the world) story based on that Philippine mythology of mermaids and mermen instead of a race-swapped cash grab remake ?
Acutely ireland had the selkie well before the Philippines was found. Just because you had your stories doesn't mean European hadn't theirs. But hey this is the problem other cultures forget that other cultures exist
@@glensargent647 I guess Irish actors shouldn't be allowed to play characters from other countries then 🙄. Also by that logic, Americans shouldn't play people from other countries. Extending that logic, humans shouldn't play mermaids then smh.
@@glensargent647 selkies are not mermaids you walnut lol
Mermaids actually originate in Syrian mythology is you wanna get into that
Imagine how bad it makes the actress feel...
Who?? Excuse me! But everyone should care about MY FEELINGS. Can't believe how selfish people are not caring about me!
@@liquidsn What are you on about…
@@tzaryrr he's promoting his TikTok.
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Always Black said Other skin's are all Racist. But I think, most racist skin is BLACK. SO TRUE.
Imagine if people get outraged towards Bryan Cranston for playing Walter White in Breaking Bad for not really being a *cancer patient* 💀
Wait......what??
Now you tell me???
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Ironically, people did get offended at Cranston portraying a quadriplegic in "Upside".
I can't wait for Rosa Parks played by a white dude from Kentucky that's when we will have true equality
I don't know if I'll love the movie, but from what I've seen I love the casting of Ariel! She has those big doe eyes that seem to be a Disney princess requisite and a beautiful voice.
I know I'm gonna hate this movie already... Not because of Ariel's skin color but because my niece will have it on repeat everyday for the foreseeable future.
frog eyes ????
A Tik Tok said her looks made her pretty close to cartoon Ariel ❤
I'm black...I watched little mermaid as a kid and we never complained about the fact that she was white. We need to learn to live and love
I’m Black. And I like seeing people who look like me in movies and tv shows. Turns out we don’t all think the same.
What options did you have as a kid? It’s not like there were many Black cartoon heroes to compare to.
Well, if the character is black the cast must be black, if the character is white, then the cast must be white. That's it. No point in crying racism.
I mind children, have three of my own, I had five of them here, two eight year olds, two nine, one eleven year old. Showed them the trailer, girls can't wait to see it, discussed the backlash over race with my white Irish children, they thought it was a joke people trolling, how can that be a problem. I think there is hope, we have a generation in our care that really doesn't care about race and what it means, and not in a bad way, they accept each other.
Lol second. But I agree. This is exhausting. I'm excited to see the movie, and love her voice. 😊
At one point 20th Century Fox wanted Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman. They also got Scarlett Johansson to play a traditionally Japanese roll in a Japanese manga inspired movie
Huh. During the latter debacle it was brought up multiple times that the major's shell looks nothing like the actual asian characters in the anime. Was that false?
People called the ghost in the shell liveaction whitewashing the same as right now,it's blackwashing
What are the real options? Not ideal ones. It’s either Scarlett Johansson or almost nothing instead
Tubman is a historical figure and her race played a pivotal role in her life.
The problem wasn’t that the Hollywood Ghost In The Shell cast a well-known white actress as a character that had been traditionally Japanese. The original Japanese manga cartoonist and his publisher didn’t care. They were just happy that they were getting paid for the licensing. The problem is that it was just an ultimately really bad movie.
Please, don't play the racist card. People don't like characters to change in stories they like. It's as simple as that. What would you think of a white guy as Black Panther? It's the same thing but the other way around.
No it isn't. Anyone angry at a black little mermaid is a racist. There is literally no other reason
Hi, Red Headed little girl here. The Little Mermaid was my favorite when I was a child, it meant a lot to me. To make a long story short, F*** the racists. I want any little black girl who watches this movie to feel the same way I did as a kid. They should get to have this experience. I hope some little girl out there with dark skin and red hair watches this move and sees herself in it. I hope she finds inspiration and acceptance, love and joy. I hope they all do.
It's weird isn't it? We adopt things like the Little Mermaid into American culture, where we obviously have people of all colors and children of all colors but when we want to remake a piece of what has become AMERICAN culture, there is backlash for using people who aren't white...claiming 'cultural reasons' hate to tell people, American culture is a big old mix of stuff.
@CJ JC “Star Wars” has always been political, even the original trilogy which was a metaphor about the Vietnam War.
@@gwenhagey-shirk5175 well put.
This also happened with the new Percy Jackson TV show casting. And the author wrote a whole article calling those people out for their discrimination/racism.
@Do what you need to with her,then broom her fast. the original story that Disney based the little mermaid off of it was literally green. Get over yourself
@Do what you need to with her,then broom her fast. this is america, characters get retcon all the time, id be more surprise if it was anime.
@Do what you need to with her,then broom her fast. its an alternate reality version chill
Same happened with Lord of the Rings' new series and is happening with House of the Dragon. People are taking watching TV way too serious
People simply said it was because she was black, thts why she was casted. Diversity box checked.
Have you been living in a box?
Do you know nothing about affirmative action or woke culture?
Anyways, tht is most likely why she was hired and the author is just defending her because she is a child, who doesnt know any better.
Trevor going hard for Disney because he's in the MCU!
The part when Ariel said it's morbin time
She is so beautiful and it felt natural to see her as Ariel to me, she is perfect for this role. Going to be an exquisite movie, can't wait!
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