Do u think its ok to have a "Black" girl playing the Little Mermaid ? 🐠 🐟

Her name is Halle Bailey, sister of Chloe Bailey from the tv show Grownish. Now I'm gonna be honest with you people here. As a person of color, I felt like she should have turned this role down. Why ? Because The Little Mermaid just so happens to be, White. Just like Black Lightning, is actually Black. He is a comic book character. But anyway, this is just a good example of politics. That ugly evil thing that is used to divide and conquer people. What do you think ?
Should there be a Black girl playing the Little Mermaid. They could have just made an original version of a mermaid film so that is wouldn't cause so much friction for certain people. Right. You tell me. I'm listening.
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Penny · 46-50, F

honestly even though the original character is portrayed as white skinned with red hair, it looks like they got the red hair right lol and why not push some boundaries to help people acclimate to different skin colors. i mean, its all make believe anyway, like theres no such thing as a real mermaid, so why not a differnt shade of skin for the actress. i dont think it's a bad idea provided she has the talent to pull off the part.

you see politics as an ugly thing to divide and conquer people, but i see it as poeple working and trying hard to keep order and harmony in our society. just like you can see the good in this mermaid situation or you can look for the bad. i mean, really, do they have to find the exact shade of white for the actresses' skin when it was just a drawing in the first place? this is real life and its all make believe anyway. good for them for being inclusive. (although she is still very light skinned) a nice example that not all people are racist. i wouldnt care tbh if she had very dark skin but then im not really into these live action remakes but if i was i wouldnt care who won the part. black people get enough grief over the color of their skin. i think it's nice and there's nothing wrong with it. we live in a multi-racial society and i am glad that they didnt choose the person for their skin color if that was the case, and if they did, well, i think black girls deserve a little boost to see someone with their skin color playing ariel. i mean why not if in the end it's all love?

i mean, it might be a little odd, like trying to imagine someone asian playing the part and it would seem a little funny/off but again, who cares. its just a movie too after all.