Trevor Noah is the latest celebrity to speak out against the racist response that has been directed toward Disney’s live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” which features singer Halle Bailey in the role of the mermaid princess Ariel. Noah was asked about the controversy over the casting of a black actor in the lead role of the next film. In response, he said, “Really, people – we’re doing this again?”
Noah stated on “The Daily Show” that the assertion that Bailey does not resemble Ariel from the Disney animated film that was released in 1989 is false. He was responding to assertions that Bailey does not look like Ariel. “Nothing like? They are identical in every way except for the color of their hair, the presenter remarked.
“Once again, a group of bigots on the internet are up in arms because a fictional character is being performed by a person of African ancestry. This is completely absurd,” Noah said further. “And to tell you the truth, I have no idea what the big deal is. You all are aware, aren’t you, that Nemo was also Black, right? Yeah! The plot of the entire film centred on a young fish who was searching for his absent father.
Noah, ever the jokester, responded to racist trolls by telling them to “stop being foolish” and reminding them that “it’s imaginary” in reference to the world of “The Little Mermaid.” Whoopi Goldberg had a similar thought when she was a guest on “The View” earlier this month.
She reminded fans who are upset with Black actors starring in fantasy projects such as “House of the Dragon” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” that these worlds are entirely made up. Specifically, she was referring to “House of the Dragon” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.”
Goldberg stated in reference to the two shows that “They don’t exist in the real world.” “Are you aware of that? There is not even one dragon here. There is no such thing as a hobbit.
Are you trying to convince me that there is no such thing as a false Black person? Is that what you intend for me to understand? I have no idea whether there is something like a hobbit club, and I have no idea if there will be demonstrations, but people! What the heck is wrong with you guys?
As a way to wrap off his reflections on “The Little Mermaid,” Noah said, “I hope that this scandal doesn’t overshadow the remainder of the movie.
A young woman sacrifices who she truly is in order to win the love of a man in Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” People, let’s not lose sight of that for a second.
In the live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid,” which was directed by Rob Marshall and also stars Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jonah Hauer-King, Javier Bardem, and Melissa McCarthy, Bailey plays the lead role. Disney plans to release the movie on May 26th, 2023.
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