I... don't like Ariel being black

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/15/little-mermaid-disney-trailer-culture-war-ariel-black-white

Disney making The Little Mermaid black

Just wanted to link that article and that video before I write because it sums up my feelings quite well.

I'm... annoyed at this great divide that is happening. It's like watching communist vs capitalist in early 19th century unfold all over again, but it feels a bit more comical now. This divide, just like the communist vs capitalist, is fueled heavily by the media and some leaders that have emerged.

 Instead of creating pieces that unites people or leaves people content as is, big media companies like Fox news, CNN, Netflix etc, have decided that bad publicity and provocative content that fuels a 'debate' which isn't really a debate, is the way to grab attention rather than having just good, heart-warming content which is boring. 

Casting a black person as The little Mermaid Ariel was not a move to be more inclusive. It was a calculated move to rile people up. Make it so that people who don't like it can be called racist, and the people who support it to fight with those who don't like it. If you like it, you're immediately put into a group as being 'woke', using tokenism to feel better about themselves. 

This was all avoided. Disney could've made a new original princess. We are due for a proper black princess after all. I don't even feel Princess and the Frog, Tiana was featured like a proper princess. They opened a restaurant together rather than living in a castle. Which is alright... but you know... Definitely feels less grand than most other princesses with their castles.

If they really wanted to be 'woke' they could've made a movie with a real African princess from an African folktale like from Ghana, Zimbabwe etc. They do exist!!

https://anikefoundation.org/african-folktales/afiong-the-proud-princess

What happened to the innovation that fueled Moana? She's a loved princess that actually embraces her Pacific islander origin... 

Ariel being black just divided people. You cannot ignore the feelings of people who liked Ariel as a white character. It's like telling gays to stop being sexist and love women as well. It just doesn't work that way. To just replace the iconic features of a character pre-established by Disney is just... annoying I guess. I don't like it.