Disney’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ trailer gets mixed reviews -

Once again, Disney has made quite a splash with a first look at American singer, Halle Bailey’s live action “The Little Mermaid,” which earned over 104 million global views. The almost-two-minute clip takes viewers on a journey through the ocean before showing the shimmering underwater life of Ariel, brought to life by Halle, who teases her version of the iconic “Little Mermaid” song “Part of Your World.”

As expected, social media users, particularly tweeps, had a lot to say about Halle sneak peek as the new Ariel, according to Pirates and Princesses. While some were happy for the singer, others dubbed her a misfit for the character – citing her race not being that of the original Ariel.

As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.
— Lai💔 (@normanination4) September 11, 2022

"Well the original little mermai-"

The original The Little Mermaid is a queer man's self-insertion character, longing to be able to be in a relationship with another man, and at the end the mermaid dies.

You don't care about the original, mate.
— Nome (@NomeDaBarbarian) September 12, 2022

What’s absolutely hysterical about the little mermaid “controversy” is that it quite literally doesn’t matter if you are upset about Ariel being black, the role was filled, the acting was acted, and Halle will be on screen at a theater near you, thank you.
— Challan (@challxn) September 13, 2022

The little mermaid is a Danish folktale. Y'all be the same folks talking about how white people have no culture and can only appropriate others while shilling for Disney plagiarising real white culture. https://t.co/J5zeT4YdJi
— The Unsung Poet (@b12680) September 12, 2022

But as adults went on and on, on social media, feeding into the controversy, Buzzfeed News reports that little children all over the world had some of the most heartwarming reactions to the new Ariel.

Black children reacting to Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid trailer shows why representation matters – Metro

Disney releases the first looks at ‘Disenchanted’ and a live-action ‘Little Mermaid’ – NPR

The Little Mermaid Star Reflects On Racist Backlash To Ariel Casting – Screen Rant

Kids See Themselves Represented in the New Little Mermaid Trailer – iHeartRadio

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