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Halle Bailey has been making headlines a lot recently ahead of the release of her new movie, Disney’sThe Little Mermaid. The American singer and actress first rose to fame as being one half of the music duo Chloe X Halle. Bailey does not have much acting experience so it really came as a shock when she was cast as Ariel in the upcoming Disney movie back in 2019.
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Ever since the announcement, there has been unrest among fans regarding the ethnicity of the American actress.#NotMyArielalso went viral on Twitter and multiple other social media platforms because people were mad about the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel.
Halle Bailey talked about the importance of representation in movies
Halle Baileyrecently opened up and talked about how her life would have been a whole lot different if she had seen a ‘Black mermaid‘ as a child. She said, “If I would have had a black mermaid, that would have been insane, that would have changed my whole perspective, my whole life, my confidence, my self-worth.”
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The actress further talked about the importance of representation and the effects they have on people, especially the younger generation. Bailey said, “Some people are just like, oh, it’s whatever because they’ve had it their whole life. It’s nothing to them. But it’s so important.”
The fans took to Twitter to express their discontent against having a ‘black mermaid‘
Casting Halle Bailey as Ariel has left the fans divided on whether a ‘black mermaid‘ is a good decision or not. Some fans have defended the decision and explained about how important representation is whereas others are not so convinced and are openly boycottingThe Little Mermaidmovie.
After reading Bailey’s comments about how seeing a Black Mermaid in her childhood would have changed her life, a Twitter user wrote, “You were in a movie, hun. You didn’t cure cancer.”
You were in a movie, hun. You didn’t cure cancer.
— Andrew Paul Wood🤔😒 (@AndrewPaulWood)August 25, 2025
Many fans are pissed about why the studios and people have to include races even in fictional characters and storylines. One user argued that by this logic, they should also cast a ‘White Tchalla‘ and a ‘White Miles Morales‘ in the Marvel movies as well.
What??Then similarly a white tchalla in MCU should have been better for representation…or a white miles Morales too
— Morningstar (@JoeLeBron12)July 09, 2025
These Disney stories belong to us all. Glad to see them reaching a wide audience. But this kid was born in 2000. Not 1965. So excuse me if I take these type of comments with a grain of salt.
— SciFiGuy (@SciFiGu76676655)July 10, 2025
Hmm. I think a lot of things can change your life. But they don’t all make $$ in the box office.
— Swampy (@real_swampy)July 28, 2025
Some fans also defended Bailey being cast as Ariel on the platform and reflected on the importance of representation.
This is why representation matters
— Swolku (@JerbearFreeman)July 07, 2025
https://twitter.com/SupermanRising/status/1659917303603945472
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Regardless of everything, the movie is still quite well hyped up among the fans. The live-actionThe Little Mermaidmovie is all set to be released on 26th May 2023.
Source:Twitter
Shikhar Tiwari
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Shikhar Tiwari is a Hollywood news author at Fandom Wire. He is a student at Manipal University Jaipur currently aspiring to be a Computer Science Engineer. Shikhar loves to combine his passion for writing with his love for Hollywood updates.
