Racist Disney fans mocked for claiming 'science proves mermaids can't be black'

[brycejones]

It’s because they embraced the controversy much like Ghostbusters 2016. It was free press.

Neither should ever have been a controversy.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Are there black mermaids? At least one report has been filed claiming that they exist...

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So they were BBQing in the park using charcoal eh?

 

[glenn1]

Neither should ever have been a controversy.

I think "controversy" is way overblowing this. The racial identity of Disney's version of "the little mermaid" isn't in any way core to her identity or character but she's a widely recognizable character (iconic is probably fair) and people tend to notice change seemingly done for change's sake. It's kinda like how you could take the movie "The Lion King" and turn the characters into tigers instead, or gorillas, or any other type of animal it really wouldn't change the story but people grew up seeing the story was about a lion not a tiger. Ditto if you took the "Mulan" character and instead of Chinese made her Korean, or even Jamaican it doesn't really detract from the story but people remember in the original she was Chinese.

Heck, look how much heartburn a lot of folks had about George Lucas changing one scene and whether "Greedo shot first!" or not. And that wasn't even about race. "Black Ariel" is along the same lines IMHO, it doesn't really change the story but raises the question in people's minds "why did you bother to change this non-essential part of the film?"

 

[ch33zw1z]

I think "controversy" is way overblowing this. The racial identity of Disney's version of "the little mermaid" isn't in any way core to her identity or character but she's a widely recognizable character (iconic is probably fair) and people tend to notice change seemingly done for change's sake. It's kinda like how you could take the movie "The Lion King" and turn the characters into tigers instead, or gorillas, or any other type of animal it really wouldn't change the story but people grew up seeing the story was about a lion not a tiger. Ditto if you took the "Mulan" character and instead of Chinese made her Korean, or even Jamaican it doesn't really detract from the story but people remember in the original she was Chinese.

Heck, look how much heartburn a lot of folks had about George Lucas changing one scene and whether "Greedo shot first!" or not. And that wasn't even about race. "Black Ariel" is along the same lines IMHO, it doesn't really change the story but raises the question in people's minds "why did you bother to change this non-essential part of the film?"

Huh, maybe they just chose who they wanted and didn't care what color her skin is. Doesn't change the story at all.

Did anyone blow a gasket when The Muppets Wizard of Oz came out and starred Ashanti? Lol...

 

[glenn1]

Huh, maybe they just chose who they wanted and didn't care what color her skin is. Doesn't change the story at all.

Did anyone blow a gasket when The Muppets Wizard of Oz came out and starred Ashanti? Lol...

It "wouldn't change the story at all" if Vader was dressed like this but people got used to him with a different look.

 

[ch33zw1z]

It "wouldn't change the story at all" if Vader was dressed like this but people got used to him with a different look.

Well, adding a hello Kitty could change the story, duh.

If you're trying to infer that a black Ariel changes the story, inference failed. Just like your failed cars analogy.

 

[obidamnkenobi]

I think "controversy" is way overblowing this. The racial identity of Disney's version of "the little mermaid" isn't in any way core to her identity or character but she's a widely recognizable character (iconic is probably fair) and people tend to notice change seemingly done for change's sake.

"why did you bother to change this non-essential part of the film?"

Is the change essential enough to get upset over, or not? I'm confused! It's a trivial thing, so they shouldn't bother changing it. But people can be upset, because it's non-essential? But it's irrelevant so don't change it, but if they do it's a big deal??

(And nevermind that it's not such a trivial thing to black people who watch movies with ~100% white people all the time)

 

[UNCjigga]

Now just imagine what would happen if the live-action Sebastian was played by some white guy with bleach blonde dreadlocks...still with the Jamaican accent.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Now just imagine what would happen if the live-action Sebastian was played by some white guy with bleach blonde dreadlocks...still with the Jamaican accent.

Just paint him red so the Little mermaid fanboi's dont have another meltdown. Right?