Post by: AngelOfThyNight on July 09, 2019, 09:34:03 PM
Certain circles of the Internet are aghast that the ingenue — actress and singer Halle Bailey — is African American. "Spoiler alert ... the character of Ariel is a work of fiction," Disney said.
Certain circles of the Internet are aghast that the ingenue — actress and singer Halle Bailey — is African American. "Spoiler alert ... the character of Ariel is a work of fiction," Disney said.
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Source: Disney Cable Channel Defends Casting Black Actress As New 'Little Mermaid' (https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/739950750/disney-cable-channel-defends-casting-black-actress-as-new-little-mermaid?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=movies)