How much hate can be spread just because there was a change in skin color? Hatred spurred from viewers as the Disney live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid‘ celebrated Halle Bailey in the lead role of Ariel. The extent to which hatred was brewed has got many of the fans to tweet harshly indicating their rage against racism.
The trailer of the latest movie had come out on September 10, with both positive and negative reactions. The portrayal of Ariel, by a Black actress, is what has caused much dismay among the people. In spite of all these, there are heartwarming reactions from innocent children who have taken a love for the new Ariel. Here’s more about the brutal troll received by the movie.
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Racist Trolls On ‘The Little Mermaid’
As of September 14, according to Forbes, “The film’s trailer has been flooded with 1.5 million dislikes from angry ‘fans’ – despite YouTube removing the dislike counter, the numbers are still available through an extension.” All the hate was just because a non-white actress was starred as Ariel. It’s really insane how people get agitated about what’s happening in a movie for the kids. This was not the only negative reaction. A Twitter account had released photos of Ariel that had been morphed using AI into a white redhead instead of the actress, Halle Bailey. The tweet also assured the disturbed fans that upon the release of the whole movie, it would be corrected using AI. Wonder what “corrected” means in this context.
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How Did Twitter React To The Non-White Ariel?
Among all the negativity, these were the heartwarming reactions that proved that racism was non-existent in innocent minds.
In a world that is trying to prove white and straight to be normal, the back story of how ‘The Little Mermaid‘ was born, questions this algorithm of the original.
One tweet pondered the evolution of diverse Ariels over the years.
Really the question of concern is why these grown people are wasting time, trying to dig up racism from a children’s movie.
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