Mermaids, representation, and white authors
2 min readSep 21, 2022
More than enough has been said about the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel in the live-action The Little Mermaid. Let’s just say if you’re outraged that an imaginary creature is played by someone other than a white person, or you want to deny Black kids the joy of seeing a leading character who looks like them — that says more about you as a person than it does about Disney.