#NotMyAriel?!: 10 Times White Actors Portrayed Real-Life Characters of Color
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past year and a half, you probably haven’t heard about the many reboots of original animated movies that Disney has in the works – there are about 21 to be exact. With the astounding success of Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and others, Disney has found a formula that works and they’re sticking with it. The latest movie set to begin production is “The Little Mermaid,” and Disney has revealed its casting for their leading lady, Ariel. Halle Bailey, of the R&B duo Chloe x Halle, will be Disney’s newest princess in the upcoming live-action film. And while many fans of Halle’s vocal abilities are praising the media-powerhouse’s choice, others are clearly upset with the decision. Why is that? Why else? – race. To be clear, Ariel is a mythological creature whose story was written by a Danish author – Hans Christian Andersen – that does not make Ariel Danish. SHE IS A MERMAID. MERMAIDS ARE NOT REAL. If mermaids are not