“She’s brown like me!”
trailer and their joy and surprise at seeing a Black Disney princess.
In every clip, the girls react to seeing a Black Ariel with huge grins and excitedly comment on Bailey’s skin tone. “She’s brown like me,” one girl says, while another remarks: “She’s black? Yay!” The reactions have highlighted the immense cultural impact of diverse casting in children’s media, and Bailey herself has also responded to the impact that her role will have on the next generation of young Black girls who are able to see themselves reflected on screen.
“People have been sending these reactions to me all weekend and I’m in truly in awe. This means the world to me,” she tweeted alongside one of the supercut reaction videos.“Being a little girl swimming in the pool, imagining I was a mermaid, I never imagined that would come to life,” she said.was the most beautiful experience of my life – feeling all the feelings she feels, her passion, discomfort, everything she’s experiencing.
Director Rob Marshall, meanwhile, has said that while the live-action remake will “honour the original” animated film, he wanted to “bring some depth” to the reimagined story, which will add four new songs bySign up for the latest news and must-read features from Stylist, so you don't miss out on the conversation.
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