My favorite is hit them with this. I agree a persons race in a story shouldn’t be changed it’s horrible and disregards the original work. Finish with so you agree Jesus wasn’t white? Watch them get so damn pissed.
Equating this to the Jesus thing kinda goes against the point tho, right? We think that Jesus being white is dumb and wrong, so comparing the two gives them the opportunity to say "yes, both of those things are dumb and wrong" and you're back to square one lol.
If we're going to be analytical and base it on myth, she's greek or of mediterranean descent. Ariel is the daughter of Triton a Greek minor God. So his myth was created by ancient Greek people so they must have imagined him looking Greek or with mediterranean features. It goes then that Ariel would look of mediterranean descent.
I kinda miss working in my previous department cuz one dude was a full on Q follower. I used to say shit like this all the time. He was fuming when they did the black spiderman thing and I said "Isnt that supposed to be in another universe? maybe it's one where jesus was actually white?"
Why is everyone pretending like this movie is gonna be ruined because of what race the character is when we all know it’s gonna be bad regardless of what race the character is, just like the rest of the live action Disney cartoons!
I legit have said this to someone. Minutes before they said "I was raised not to see color" and then they said something specific about a racial group. "How you know Matthew? You don't see color"... ..
The director has gone on record multiple times saying that Halle had the best audition out of anyone. As the first to audition for the role, she set the bar so high that nobody else crossed it. Yet people are saying this is a “hand me down” casting simply because of her race. Get real. Watch Rob Marshall’s interview
Honestly she's so princess like and has very interesting features. I can believe this coupled with her amazing voice. People are just to busy being racist lol. She literally looks like a mythical character
Not to mention they announced she was Ariel like 3 YEARS AGO?!?, I been keeping up with the Baileys for a minute… honestly these people don’t even care about black casting, only when it’s mainstream or affects their white fragility, like get real 🙄
That’s what I usually say. People complain about “blackwashing”but that only happens with fictional characters. Actual PoC get their stories told but are played by white actors and none of y’all complained then
Or when Mickey Rooney played an Asian man in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Fucking cracks me up with all the effort they went through to look like a man that just exists already.
They'll complain that the story was written by a Danish author. But I've never heard anyone complain about the movie for inserting a made up Jamaican character named Sebastian... who is a crab... that talks.
Moreover their fear, anger and hatred of black folk is irrational and illogical so logic and reason will not work. In my opinion, their very minds and souls are damaged beyond repair.
I didn’t notice there was a black Aerial until I saw little black girls reacting to it. I felt pure joy and the comments were all in support. Feels good when the algorithm works right
it really doesn't matter what race Ariel is. Her race isn't integral to the plot in any way and she's not a real historical person so it doesn't matter in that sense either. And I say this as a white person.
The problem is that they have been trained to believe that a white person HAS to be the most qualified, and that anyone else is a token hire. They believe this for every situation except maybe sports, although they do believe it for coaching positions and up.
Love this. Also white Jesus never existed but apparently brown Jesus is offensive? The great thing is she WAS the best one that auditioned. Disney didn’t set out to make The Little Mermaid starring Black Ariel. They set out to make live action The Little Mermaid. Halle was the first person who auditioned and she (obviously) blew them away. They went through the rest of the auditions anyway but Halle had the job from the moment she started to sing 👏🏻👏🏻
No logic needed. Just lob them with, “why do you people have to to talk about race all the time?!”. They’ll change their focus from fretting about mermaid shades with a quickness.
I enjoy pointing out that Disney is amoral, soulless corporation who doesn't actually have a social conscience and in reality it's plain ole' capitalism: overall, audiences want this and being racist is just a minority position/racists are largely too broke to afford Disney anymore.
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My favorite is hit them with this. I agree a persons race in a story shouldn’t be changed it’s horrible and disregards the original work. Finish with so you agree Jesus wasn’t white? Watch them get so damn pissed.
That shit cracks me up.
They always followed it up with "no one knows what Jesus actually looked like" smdh
That’s the reverse uno trifecta 🔄
Oh I see, you trying to get shot! 😆
Equating this to the Jesus thing kinda goes against the point tho, right? We think that Jesus being white is dumb and wrong, so comparing the two gives them the opportunity to say "yes, both of those things are dumb and wrong" and you're back to square one lol.
Why did i just do a maniacal laugh out loud?
My favorite is to ignore em 😂
I'm sorry, what "race" are mermaids, elves, orcs, angels, and all these other MF MYTHICAL creatures?
I think orcs are the black people of white fantasy.
My racist ex-boss hated Black Panther because it was "too unrealistic", but loved every other Marvel movie.
If we're going to be analytical and base it on myth, she's greek or of mediterranean descent. Ariel is the daughter of Triton a Greek minor God. So his myth was created by ancient Greek people so they must have imagined him looking Greek or with mediterranean features. It goes then that Ariel would look of mediterranean descent.
I kinda miss working in my previous department cuz one dude was a full on Q follower. I used to say shit like this all the time. He was fuming when they did the black spiderman thing and I said "Isnt that supposed to be in another universe? maybe it's one where jesus was actually white?"
The more you try to apply logic, the madder you get. I just straight laugh at them now.
Evil ones are black, of course
“I thought you didn’t see color.” 😂
Why is everyone pretending like this movie is gonna be ruined because of what race the character is when we all know it’s gonna be bad regardless of what race the character is, just like the rest of the live action Disney cartoons!
I legit have said this to someone. Minutes before they said "I was raised not to see color" and then they said something specific about a racial group. "How you know Matthew? You don't see color"... ..
Bro take this random award 💀
The director has gone on record multiple times saying that Halle had the best audition out of anyone. As the first to audition for the role, she set the bar so high that nobody else crossed it. Yet people are saying this is a “hand me down” casting simply because of her race. Get real. Watch Rob Marshall’s interview
Honestly she's so princess like and has very interesting features. I can believe this coupled with her amazing voice. People are just to busy being racist lol. She literally looks like a mythical character
Not to mention they announced she was Ariel like 3 YEARS AGO?!?, I been keeping up with the Baileys for a minute… honestly these people don’t even care about black casting, only when it’s mainstream or affects their white fragility, like get real 🙄
Brah these folks had John Wayne play Genghis Khan, a real fucking person. Don't entertain their nonsense about a fucking mermaid.
That’s what I usually say. People complain about “blackwashing”but that only happens with fictional characters. Actual PoC get their stories told but are played by white actors and none of y’all complained then
Or when Mickey Rooney played an Asian man in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Fucking cracks me up with all the effort they went through to look like a man that just exists already.
When Mel Gibson played Jesus I stopped trying to find logic in Hollywood.
Ol "Last Samurai" asses...
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They'll complain that the story was written by a Danish author. But I've never heard anyone complain about the movie for inserting a made up Jamaican character named Sebastian... who is a crab... that talks.
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The video of the little girls crying of joy when they saw someone like themselves was heart warming.
If only hitting them with their own logic worked. But that's not how hypocrisy works.
Moreover their fear, anger and hatred of black folk is irrational and illogical so logic and reason will not work. In my opinion, their very minds and souls are damaged beyond repair.
Ya when you fundamentally are inept at logical arguments, you’re just gonna say whatever you think sounds good.
Honestly I’m so happy that my feed is purged of that type of nonsense.
I didn’t notice there was a black Aerial until I saw little black girls reacting to it. I felt pure joy and the comments were all in support. Feels good when the algorithm works right
Tell them "get over it".
it really doesn't matter what race Ariel is. Her race isn't integral to the plot in any way and she's not a real historical person so it doesn't matter in that sense either. And I say this as a white person.
My only complaint is her hair. Not the style, but the fact it's not redder.
Last one for the road: PS I don’t see color!
“Why do you people always play the race card?”
The problem is that they have been trained to believe that a white person HAS to be the most qualified, and that anyone else is a token hire. They believe this for every situation except maybe sports, although they do believe it for coaching positions and up.
The thing that annoys me is there are way better black actresses that can do this part as well.. like Scarlett Johansson
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I fucking love it and I'm using it immediately and I know exactly where.
Tell us how it goes!
"That's not fair, that's our line"
I was looking for a good "cultural appropriation" joke, your comment is the closest.
Exactly 👏🏾 People dragging each other down just cause a movie is ridiculous 😮💨
“Wait, I thought you didn’t see color?”
Love this. Also white Jesus never existed but apparently brown Jesus is offensive? The great thing is she WAS the best one that auditioned. Disney didn’t set out to make The Little Mermaid starring Black Ariel. They set out to make live action The Little Mermaid. Halle was the first person who auditioned and she (obviously) blew them away. They went through the rest of the auditions anyway but Halle had the job from the moment she started to sing 👏🏻👏🏻
Ariel filling out race/ethnicity questions on paper be like:
This. I don't engage becuz I don't have the energy anymore 😭
"I can't believe they would change the race of a mermaid!", they screeched referring to a movie about a woman overcoming a racial boundary for love.
My favorite reply they have is what if we made x character white as if they didn't white wash an entire religion
All I can say is that she looks good as the mermaid and can sing like hell so sit back and enjoy the movie.
My dumb UFC brain thought you were talking about Ariel Helwani until I got to the “she”
“Cope”
No logic needed. Just lob them with, “why do you people have to to talk about race all the time?!”. They’ll change their focus from fretting about mermaid shades with a quickness.
I enjoy pointing out that Disney is amoral, soulless corporation who doesn't actually have a social conscience and in reality it's plain ole' capitalism: overall, audiences want this and being racist is just a minority position/racists are largely too broke to afford Disney anymore.
No BS this is the move from now on. I'm hitting them with the full 3 piece, every time.
Answer a fool according to their folly, lest they be wise in their own eyes has never slapped harder.
Today I'm feeling sad about it. What must the impact be to young black girls to hear of this not my Arial nonsense.
“We don’t know what happened before the trailer..”
That part
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Why did Samuel L Jackson get a pass playing Mace Windu? I didn't hear shit about it.
Honestly I’ve only heard one complaint when the actor was a male. (Boyega)
I 100% agree with this plan of action