Why are racists and anti-wokeists now offended over a black woman playing "Ariel" in the little mermaid movie?

Because the character is white and should be played a white person. Wanting accuracy isn't racist or bad. Not wanting white characters needlessly replaced/stolen isn't racist or bad. Let a white person play a black character and watch people lose their shit. The people who control Hollywood do shit like that on purpose. They could easily create new characters for black people but steal white characters instead for spite. Let black people have their own characters instead of stealing white characters. The left screeches about cultural appropriation but supports it when it comes to white people.