Matt WalshPhoto: Screenshot Daily Wire host and columnist Matt Walsh has upped his profile as a notorious anti-LGBTQ troll in recent months, targeting transgender people with his film What Is a Woman? Now, he's diving into the racist backlash against Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. And his argument against casting a Black actor in the film's lead role is truly wild: he claims that it's 'scientific' for mermaids to be white. On a recent episode of The Matt Walsh Show, the far-right commentator argued that it is unscientific for Halle Bailey to play beloved mermaid Ariel.

There is no question that Hollywood has, over the course of film history, made some very poor casting choices. May times it takes the form of decidedly white actors playing decidedly non-white characters. This goes back decades; John Wayne as Genghis Kahn is an easy example. In such cases, the criticism is well-earned. But… with the advent of the Internet, casting aspersions for casting choices has become all too easy, and more and more misplaced. And yes, a good portion of it these days is deeply rooted in racism.

Disney Halle Bailey is the star of Disney's live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. A teaser for the film directed by Rob Marshall was released during the D23 Expo and the reactions have been outstanding. Parents have recorded their kids reacting to the short clip of Bailey singing 'Part of Your World.' The trend that went viral on TikTok features Black girls watching the video and being surprised when seeing Bailey's skin tone. 'She's brown like me,' one girl said. The reactions have moved people on social media showcasing that representation matters.

Little black boys and girls all over the world love the new black Ariel in The Little Mermaid remake. Image via TikTok/YouTube: @preciousavery/@Disney The trailer of The Little Mermaid has caused quite a bit of controversy online after millions of people spoke out against having a black actress play the role of a Disney Princess who is traditionally white. Social media users have blasted Disney's choice to have RnB sensation, Halle Bailey, as the famous underwater princess but opinions may just change after black and interracial moms from all over the world started sharing their children's reactions to seeing that Ariel is black just like they are.

Right-wing Daily Wire podcaster Matt Walsh threw a fit on Wednesday over the new live-action remake of the classic Disney film The Little Mermaid because the main character, Ariel, is portrayed by actress Halle Bailey, who is Black.Walsh claimed on The Matt Walsh Show that the story's author, Hans Christian Anderson, would have only envisioned white fairy tale creatures "since that's the world and the people he was surrounded by."Matt said that while he is "sympathetic" to more racial inclusion in fictional works, he opposes Bailey's casting because of marine biology.

Disney released the live action trailer for "The Little Mermaid" this weekend, at the D23 Expo fan convention, to a lot of excitement. However, within just two days, the hype has transformed into outrage. As of Tuesday night, the trailer for the movie has accumulated more than 1.5 million dislikes on YouTube. Social media users have stirred up a storm, commenting that the visual effects in the trailer are not up to par, and that it does not look like Ariel is actually under the ocean.  Video of The Little Mermaid - Official Teaser Trailer Disney's live action 'The Little Mermaid' (May 2023) released its teaser on September 10, 2022.

At the D23 expo, Disney announced that actress and singer Halle Bailey from the R&B duo Chloe x Halle would be portraying Ariel in the live-action film The Little Mermaid. This was another addition to Disney's long list of remakes of original films. Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid trailer. Related: This Is How The Little Mermaid Will Set Things Right Amid Disney Live-Action Criticisms Many have called out the studio on its soulless remakes and token diversity, with this film being no different.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producer Christoper Miller has brought his sense of humor to Twitter to defend the new star of The Little Mermaid from racist rancor. After racist internet trolls hid behind pseudo-scientific arguments on The Little Mermaid's biological accuracy, Miller, while not involved with the film, clapped back with a hysterically funny Ariel image. In the aftermath of backlash to a new trailer for The Little Mermaid, the producer posted a rebuttal, stating, "Folks suddenly care a lot about Disney making a 'biologically accurate' mermaid, but they're too chicken to demand that every time Ariel's head is above water, before she can sing or speak, she has to expel the seawater from her lungs in a long and graphic water-vomit.

Ever since it was first announced, Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid adaptation has been keenly anticipated by viewers all over the world.Starring Halle Bailey as the first Black actress to play Ariel, the film's teaser trailer has offered up our first look at Halle in costume (and singing!) as the titular mermaid. Following the clip, viewers have been sharing heartwarming videos of young Black children reacting to the trailer - showing once more why representation on screen is so important.

The actress attended Parson's MFA Student Show and walked the runway of Tommy Hilfiger's Fall 2022 collection show during New York Fashion Week.

Parents of young Black girls are posting videos across social media of their children's reactions to the newly released trailer of Disney's live-action "Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey as Ariel. As ridiculous as it seems to most rational people, a small group of vocal racists turned to social media recently to express their outrage over the casting of R&B singer Halle Bailey as Ariel in a new live-action version of The Little Mermaid, complete with the hashtag #NotMyAriel. Bailey is Black, and boy does that have these folks up in arms.

The uproar over a fictional mermaid reveals important things about representation in STEM fields.

While audiences have enjoyed seeing such Disney animated classics as The Jungle Book and The Lion King reimagined for a new generation, there's one hotly anticipated title that's still on the way. Of course, we're talking about The Little Mermaid. The original 1989 animation was loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale of the same name and was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. Now, we have Rob Marshall at the helm of the live-action and photorealistic CGI take. Audiences were recently given a glimpse courtesy of a teaser trailer that's generated quite the discussion.

Bailey's response to her fans is truly heartwarming.

D23 Expo's release of The Little Mermaid's teaser trailer hyped fans all over the world for the upcoming Disney live-action movie. Over the years, the studio has produced several remakes and live adaptations of beloved stories, and this time, it is possible to elevate the classic mermaid tale and set it apart from its predecessors. Disney's The Little Mermaid Arriving next year in May, The Little Mermaid will feature Halle Bailey as Ariel, the mermaid princess who gave up her ocean life to be with the man of her dreams.

CNN digital senior entertainment writer Lisa France responded to Daily Wire host Matt Walsh's scientific objection to having a Black Ariel in Disney's new live action remake of 'The Little Mermaid,' starring Halle Bailey. In conversation with co-anchor of CNN's 'New Day' Brianna Keilar, France explained the core of bringing up race in occasions such as these after Keilar asked her about the reception from this new Disney princess. 'One of the ugly sides of this though is this isn't totally well-received,' Keilar said before handing the screen over to France.