BloodyM 1,180 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Forcing "diversity" on anything makes people racist, sue me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danjajr 619 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Duke said: Yes, they were based on stories by European writers. The story is nearly 200 years old and as it was written in Denmark, of course it was going to feature the mermaid as white. However, there is nothing wrong with modernising the representation of the tale. It's a tale that's been told a hundred times. If you want to see Ariel as a red haired, white women, then go and watch literally ANY other Little Mermaid production that displays her in that way. Not only that, if you are SO concerned with it being faithful to the original tale, I'd like to inform you that her having red hair is not specified. Her hair is only ever specified as "beautiful hair". Bright, red hair didn't exist in 1800's Europe either. Making it bold red was a creative decision Disney made to distance Ariel from other famous mermaid films. Now Disney have decided to make a creative decision to cast a women of colour. What's the difference here?! Why does it bother you (or others) so much that in this one adaptation she is being portrayed as a women of colour? If this is the other way around, all the people of color will flip their **** out. Besides, there arent any Ariel vibes from this girl. She looks like a sassy, witty girl, nothing else. The role she could star in this movie I could think of is Ursula's daughter, which is non existent. So there's that!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhettoFabulous 18,501 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Racist daily strikes again ahhh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyM 1,180 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, Danjajr said: If this is the other way around, all the people of color will flip their **** out. Besides, there arent any Ariel vibes from this girl. She looks like a sassy, witty girl, nothing else. The role she could star in this movie I could think of is Ursula's daughter, which is non existent. So there's that!!! I agree 100%, its not about being racist, but image if a white girl got a role like Abbey Lincoln's role in Nothing But A Man. Hell would break . . . Forcing "diversity" on anything makes people racist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenagechrist 2,853 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Y'all love to play dense when the issue here, and the main reason why everybody is complaining, is that she doesn't look like Ariel at all, period. She's gorgeous and she sings amazing but she's not the Ariel we have grown up with. Zendaya would have been a much better choice. Now let's see if they don't ruin Ursula too feeling so hot tamale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 12 hours ago, NCgaga said: How is this racism? Who are you speaking for. I’ll speak for myself which is what we all should only be doing. Screaming RACISM at people that aren’t even racist is the easiest most ignorant route- especially when you don’t know ANYONE on the other side of your keyboard. I was pissed when Scarjo was incorrectly cast as an Asian. Hated that Hermoine was cast as Belle( because she can’t sing). Not happy at all about Melissa Mcartney because she doesn’t have that deep Ursula voice- which seemed more suited for a drag queen. I don’t like that Ariel was not cast as a Ginger. I might be partial, due to being a Ginger myself- and always loved her being THE GINGER princess. But they really could have found someone that reflected a Ginger mermaid. But whatever, I’ll get over. Just stop trying to hard to make money(casting untalented singers) or make a stir to be PC. Actually, stop with the remakes all together and get back to the art of original film making. The only remakes I have fully enjoyed are Cinderella and Maleficent. They picked THE RIGHT actresses for those films. Quit calling people racist just because your simple mind can’t comprehend other reasons of people not being happy with the casting of movies. You know gingers can be black right? ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattys 4,319 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 13 hours ago, LetsGetHigh said: Y'all better stop with this racist crap y'all spewing. Ok, so I want Ryan Gosling as black panther. Please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Kattys said: Ok, so I want Ryan Gosling as black panther. Please. You’re embarrassing yourself. Stop it. How would a white man be black panther when Wakanda, an African country, has never opened its borders to white people?? ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Empty 24,260 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, BloodyM said: Forcing "diversity" on anything makes people racist, sue me. How is this "forcing"? It's not that big of a difference. Happiness will never last, darkness comes to kick your ass... ᵃˢˢ 🕺 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattys 4,319 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 8 hours ago, Gagaloo92 said: So because there's ONE main character that is African American in a Disney movie they can't or shouldn't make any other main characters African American? That's laughable. What about all the countless, endless main characters in Disney stories that are all white? Bet you got no problem with that. None of you know how this is going to play out. Bottom line. And as if they couldn't make her wear a red hair wig as they would anyway regardless of who was cast So maybe create new black characters. People feel connected to their childhood and their heroes. What is wrong with that? If they really need to make a 'better' Disney - sure, go ahead, but MAKE NEW CHARACTERS. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 24,059 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Is Hollywood out of redheads? No offense but pretty sure black people would go crazy if Lindsay Lohan played the role of Oprah in a movie about her. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggyZiggs 29,975 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, GhettoFabulous said: Racist daily strikes again ahhh I never understood why stan twitter called Gaga stans racist, now I do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggyZiggs 29,975 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Bambino said: Is Hollywood out of redheads? No offense but pretty sure black people would go crazy if Lindsay Lohan played the role of Oprah in a movie about her. are u actually out of your mind? Oprah is a living breathing human being...the first Black woman with a talk show on television, how tf is she going to be played by a white girl? Tf my god the ignorance LEAPED out and before you talk about other non-white Disney princesses, the color of their skin and their identity was integral to the story. Ariel is a ****ing cartoon fish get over it THE SMELLLLL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kattys 4,319 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, CrazyMonster said: You’re embarrassing yourself. Stop it. How would a white man be black panther when Wakanda, an African country, has never opened its borders to white people?? Bbbbbbbut I need my representation. Little white boys need a white hero, cmon... Who cares if the race is already established? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggyZiggs 29,975 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, Kattys said: Ok, so I want Ryan Gosling as black panther. Please. Just now, Kattys said: Bbbbbbbut I need my representation. Little white boys need a white hero, cmon... Who cares if the race is already established? I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic.... If you’re not tho. Captain America, iron man, Superman, Spider-Man, Thor and basically every male superhero in existence says hi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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