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Do you have a favorite but unconventional role by

an actor/actress you like? Maybe John Wayne as Genghis Khan (the founder of the Mongol Empire}?

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That’s a role I think of when people complain about a black mermaid.
@bijouxbroussard

I didn't quite get what you meant so I googled blacks playing mermaids to see you meant some controversy about casting Ariel.

But! I also discovered this - -

@rinkydinkydoink You didn’t see all the controversy that occurred when there was a remake of Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Mermaid" with actress Halle Bailey ? People were really upset about it, conveniently forgetting that white actors have been playing the roles of Asians, Native Americans and other people of color since the beginning, including the roles of those who actually lived.
@bijouxbroussard

I didn't see any of that but I can believe it :(
@rinkydinkydoink It got pretty ugly. 🙁