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The original story from Hand Christian Andersen only says she has blue eyes and a clear skin, the rest is pure Disney fiction or a casting choice so to say. Disney even copied the look of Alyssa Milano without consent.

Not to mention the change of the ending to a happy ending.

But they aren't making a new version of "Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid" - they are doing a live-action remake of "Disney's The Little Mermaid". Thats the difference, is people are expecting to see a live action movie of the one they grew up with.

Yeah, the viewer paradox.

I want something new but don't change anything.

The point is, before the Disney movie, there were people who wanted an animated version of the original story, and Disney totally botched that especially the ending. Similar to Spielberg and Minority Report

So until the late 90s every Disney female lead was white. With recent reboots why shouldn't they try mixing things up?

Are these characters so sacred that personal boycotts aren't enough?

> It is amazing that in this entire black little mermaid “controversy” there is absolutely no possibility in people’s minds for the existence of people who may not have anything against blacks yet feel a black Ariel isn’t the best way to remake a classic film of an iconic character with well known traits.

You mean that famous animated movie which is itself based on a very famous fairy tale but with lots of details changed?

> remake a classic film of an iconic character with well known traits

Ah yes. Ariel and her well known traits:

* mermaid

* fascinated with the world above and it’s strange culture

* warm and cheerful friendships with aquatic life

* deeply connected to the white identity

Somehow I just know people wouldn’t be freaking out if she had a red tail or blonde hair.

> I’d rather die standing on my feet than on my knees like a coward begging for mercy.

It is tragic that you think arguing over a character being portrayed by a black actress is dying on your feet

Don’t worry, in the future we’ll be able to modify the entire race and ethnicity of on screen actors on the fly using AI. With this data of viewer preferences, we’ll see what configurations people are truly interested in seeing.

I was just thinking about this. This ought to be trivial on cartoons, I'm almost surprised it doesn't exist yet. People legitimately would like to change the race of the princess in the princess movie they're about to put on for their daughters; it's nice to be represented on the screen

Oh, it exists: https://twitter.com/MaxKennerly/status/1569635559223558145

Not to interupt your martyrdom, but complaining about downvoting is a great way to gather downvotes.

A classic film? The little mermaid is not a classic film. It's a kids story.

Anyone debating the skin colour of a character in a kids film has mental problems

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