{"id":1639207,"date":"2022-09-12T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1639207"},"modified":"2022-09-12T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:05:00","slug":"disneys-the-little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-dropped-and-fans-are-getting-called-racist-for-hating-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disneys-the-little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-dropped-and-fans-are-getting-called-racist-for-hating-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney\u2019s \u2018The Little Mermaid\u2019 Live Action Trailer Dropped, And Fans Are Getting Called Racist For Hating It"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisneys-the-little-mermaid-live-action-trailer-dropped-and-fans-are-getting-called-racist-for-hating-it%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1639207&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/disney\">Disney<\/a> just released the trailer for its newest live-action remake, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/watch\/movies\">The Little Mermaid<\/a>,\u201d and reactions have been strong from the get-go. Like with other projects, detractors are being told it\u2019s racist to dislike this new version.<\/p>\n<p>The studio chose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/entertainment\">Halle Bailey<\/a> to portray the finned princess. Because the actress is black, many are already saying any criticism must be racially motivated. However, early critics have plenty of complaints about the movie that have nothing to do with Ariel\u2019s skin color.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost is the fact that \u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d is being remade at all. The original 1989 cartoon version is considered a true triumph of the Disney catalog. Fans are confused that a movie mostly set under the sea is now being told in live-action form. Plus, there\u2019s the question of what value can be added from telling the same story that\u2019s already been told.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d is the latest in a long line of remakes from the studio. Most of them haven\u2019t been well-received by fans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNOPE. just NOPE. STOP RUINING OLD CLASSICS WITH REMAKES!\u201d one viewer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWAZman\/status\/1568422171869085696\">exclaimed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Other viewers were confused with how Bailey interpreted the classic song, \u201cPart of Your World.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay, we need to talk about her singing. Part of your world is supposed to be a song of longing and a light quiet end to her voice. Why is she mixing it up? Like why?\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisDmaster13\/status\/1568415653987774465\">responded<\/a> when the trailer came out.\u00a0<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>There were a lot of negative comments about how dark the movie appears, at least from the trailer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalle sounds beautiful singing Part of Your World. No complaints about Halle at all. The movie just looked so dark,\u201d one person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dylanstromo\/status\/1568390086135533568\">wrote<\/a>. \u201cYou may say \u2018it\u2019s under the sea\u2019 yes that\u2019s true, but it\u2019s also about a Mermaid. I\u2019d just like to see a bright colorful film. It\u2019s shot SO dark!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some commenters couldn\u2019t understand why the red-headed mermaid princess Ariel switched ethnicities. In response to those questions, one person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thots_byDev\/status\/1568472715740446720\">said<\/a>, \u201cEverybody is forgetting that the red head Ariel Is NOT the ORIGINAL little mermaid. A lot of things were changed from that film and nobody argues. She had blonde hair and her name was Marina. So why should it matter if her race changes. It just sounds like racism to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>YouTube no longer shows dislikes on videos, but those with the extension that tracks downvotes say negative reactions far outnumber likes. As of Monday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-wPm99PF9U\">trailer<\/a> had 9.4 million views and only 359,000 likes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Little Mermaid\u201d will premiere in May 2023.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0for kids entertainment content.)<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney just released the trailer for its newest live-action remake, \u201cThe Little Mermaid,\u201d and reactions have been strong from the get-go. Like with other projects, detractors are being told it\u2019s racist to dislike this new version. The studio chose Halle Bailey to portray the finned princess. 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