The opinions expressed in this article are the writer's own and do not reflect the views of Her Campus. Just recently, Disney released a trailer for their new live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid where Halle Bailey stars as Ariel. We know Ariel as a white red-haired mermaid with a green tail. When the casting for the adaptation was announced in 2019, the movie received backlash since Ariel, a fictional mermaid, is not white as the 1989 cartoon portrays her to be.  Despite the backlash, there has been a surge of TikTok reactions, in response to the newly released trailer, of young Black girls getting excited to see someone like them on the big screen.

ALTON — The Mississippi Earthtones Festival on Saturday lived up to its billing with fun, educational and sustainable practices were featured throughout the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater.The Mississippi Earthtones Festival was sponsored by Alton Main Street and The Sierra Club. The free event paid homage to the river with its eclectic and informational presentations and bohemian flair.  The knitted adornment created for the amphitheater's fountain by the Riverbend Yarnbombers was the largest, but not the only, unique artwork that greeted visitors on a sunny Saturday.

My first reaction when I saw the email was exasperation: This is not a debate we should still be having in 2022. The note popped up from a listener a few days after my review of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power was broadcast on NPR. "I was embarrassed for you about your review of Rings of Power," the message read. The author contended that author J.R.R. Tolkien created the world the TV show is based on as mythology inspired by English history. "Your 'discomfort' at fantasy being at [sic] Eurocentric and white centered betrays a profound ignorance of the material and smacks of irrelevance and narcissism.

Trevor Noah slammed the 'internet racists' complaining about how a Black actress will portray the Little Mermaid in the upcoming Disney remake on Thursday's The Daily Show. On the heels of a similar online backlash aimed at characters of color on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Little Mermaid's first trailer was met with thousands of 'dislikes' and a #NotMyAriel hashtag after it showed actress/singer Halle Bailey in the role of Ariel, who was white in the original animated film. 'Once again, a bunch of internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a black person,' Noah continued.

Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir in Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Image: Ben Rothstein/Prime Video My first reaction when I saw the email was exasperation: This is not a debate we should still be having in 2022.The note popped up from a listener a few days after my review of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power was broadcast on NPR."I was embarrassed for you about your review of Rings of Power," the message read. The author contended that author J.R.

At the D23 Expo, Disney released the first image from the live-action version of The Little Mermaid, starring Halle Bailey and directed by Rob Marshall. Children's reactions to the short video of Bailey singing 'Part of Your World' have been captured by parents on camera. The TikTok trend shows Black girls watching the video and being shocked when they notice Bailey's skin tone. One girl said, 'She's brown like me.' Social media users were moved by the responses, demonstrating the importance of representation.

Halle Bailey, who plays the character Ariel in Disney's upcoming live-action version of The Little Mermaid, recently spoke about the "pressure" she put on herself starring in such a big role. Speaking with E! News at the D23 Expo, Bailey said that she put her all into the performance. 'I'm so excited about this film,' Bailey told the outlet. 'You know being here today is so surreal.'Rodin Eckenroth / Getty ImagesShe continued: 'I definitely think that because I love this movie so much, and I've treasured it since I was a little girl, I did put a bit of pressure on myself.

Halle Bailey is now part of Disney's world, as Ariel in the live action remake of "The Little Mermaid."Many people seem to have a problem with the fact that Bailey is Black. Social media is inundated with armchair experts who are claiming it's the "science" of mermaids or the region in which the author lived could not possibly be Black. A mermaid - a fictional being - scientifically can't be Black, they insist. Interesting.They claim that a mermaid who lives near Denmark would have to be white. This ignores the fact there are Danish people who are Black.

Ever since Disney released the first look for its 2023 live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid,' the internet has been sodden with wave after wave of racist critics complaining that Ariel, the completely fictional underwater fish woman, shouldn't be Black. Hashtags like #notmyariel are bouncing around social media, and YouTube hid the dislike counter on the official video after it was bombarded with racist comments and more than 1.5 million 'dislikes.' One group of critics went as far as to share a digitally altered version of the teaser that featured a White woman in place of the movie's star Halle Bailey, who they called a 'woke actress.

Entertainment 'You can't just change the Little Mermaid to be black!' complains guy who worships a white Jesus 40 year old men have taken to social media in droves today to criticise the casting of the latest Little Mermaid film, stating that as the intended demographic of a Disney movie about princesses, they are all very offended to have not been consulted. 'It's just not scientifically logical,' said long-term (as of yesterday) fan Raymond Cyst. 'When I grew up, Ariel was always presented as a mermaid but now a human's playing her? It just feels like there's an agenda here.

(Image credit: Disney/Comedy Central) The casting of Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of the classic film The Little Mermaid resulted in lead star Halle Bailey receiving a fair amount of racist backlash. (Though for every hater, there seems to be a loving fan thrilled with her promising casting.) After the trailer showcased Bailey singing one of the classic film's songs in spectacular fashion, there are still some OG Little Mermaid fans that are not happy that Bailey's race does not align with the animated Ariel.

September 18, 2022 | 6:32 PM GMTHalle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," premiering in May 2023.

Disney Pictures has released its first look at the live-action The Little Mermaid.  A teaser trailer for the remake was unveiled at Disney's D23 Expo on Friday.  Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It featured beautiful underwater shots of Halle Bailey starring as Ariel, singing some of the iconic song, 'Part of Your World.'   Bailey said Friday was the first time she had seen footage of the film. 'Being a little girl swimming in the pool, imagining I was a mermaid, I never imagined that would come to life, she gushed on stage.

Halle Bailey appears as Ariel in The Little Mermaid live-action remake.Disney and YouTube We've been here before. Back in 2019 when Disney announced that the live action remake of A Little Mermaid would be portrayed by singer Halle Bailey, there was an immediate, vocally negative, uproar. There was also an immediate standing ovation for the very idea that this iconic movie mermaid would be portrayed by a brown-skinned woman with natural hair styled in ‘locs. Now that the trailer has dropped and been viewed at least 20 million times, it's clear that demand is high for this remake.

Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney, Walt Disney Studios When Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," she was confronted with racist backlash.The #NotMyAriel hashtag gained traction when her casting was first announced. Some people felt that the role should have gone to a white actress, since the heroine in Disney's 1989 animated film had fair skin, and the original fairy tale was written by Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author.

Halle Bailey's 'Little Mermaid' is part of a long history of mermaids of color Halle Bailey as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid." Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney, Walt Disney Studios Disney dropped the teaser trailer for its live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid." Actor Halle Bailey, who is playing the titular character, has received racist backlash as a result of her casting. Bailey follows a long history of mermaids of color from different cultures. When Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," she was confronted with racist backlash.