The Little Mermaid - Live-Action Hot Take

[Dimmauk]

How come white people don't get mad about whitewashing in movies? Weird

[Milkster]

You know exactly what I'm talking about, you're just being a dick to try and insinuate that I'm a racist which I'm not. When people went into X-men movies, and saw their popular comic characters on the big screen, they were critiquing EVERYTHING down to the costumes. It's the same concept.

Nah. You're a racist. You could've stopped outrages.... ha that should be pages but it fits. You could've stopped pages ago yet here you are still arguing about a black woman playing a mermaid who was made as a white redhead 20+ years ago will ruin the memories and image of the character. You a racist.

[Dotsudoku]

once upon a time stopped being good when they cut me off from fantasizing about the sheriff

[Milkster]

My opinion is that she should be true to her popular portrayal. Just as I would say for any character of a remake of a cartoon. If the first time they remade X-men and they made Storm a white woman and took away her iconic features like her hair etc, I would complain too. How does that have anything to do with race?

Except Aurora being black is a huge piece of her character. Try again sweaty.

[Dotsudoku]

seriously fifty shades didn't do jamie dornan justice. give him a beard and a vest and oh lawd

[Draylo]

Nah. You're a racist. You could've stopped outrages.... ha that should be pages but it fits. You could've stopped pages ago yet here you are still arguing about a black woman playing a mermaid who was made as a white redhead 20+ years ago will ruin the memories and image of the character. You a racist.

Actually no, but you're free to think whatever you want lol. I spent pages defending my right to leave an opinion, apparently.

Except Aurora being black is a huge piece of her character. Try again sweaty.

The hell are you talking about?

[Draylo]

How come white people don't get mad about whitewashing in movies? Weird

Not sure where you get that from, tons of people hated Tilda's portrayal in Dr. Strange. I brought it up earlier but was told its okay to hate on anything white people do because reasons.

[Karbuncle]

How come white people don't get mad about whitewashing in movies? Weird

Have you seen the GITS movie casting critique? Come on son.

Gods of Egypt too

I mean, it may be different types of white people doing the complaining but my god if theres one thing us Whiteys love to do its to complain.

[Dimmauk]

Except Aurora being black is a huge piece of her character. Try again sweaty.

I understand what you are saying because her character and culture have been part of her background forever.

We don't about mermaid culture or that all merpeople are white.

[Dimmauk]

Have you seen the GITS movie casting critique? Come on son.

Yeah but Scarlett is so hot though. I didn't know that white people were leading the charge against Scarjo

[Milkster]

Actually no, but you're free to think whatever you want lol. I spent pages defending my right to leave an opinion, apparently.



The hell are you talking about?

Wait I was right. Draylo is just a racist

[Salodin]

Draylo how is this not about race when you're saying ariel should be white? Or shouldnt be black?

Like, what?

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[Milkster]

Draylo how is this not about race when you're saying ariel should be white? Or shouldnt be black?

Like, what?

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Only the popular white version of the character should be shown in any future media.

[Zealot]

It has nothing to do with race, what don't you get about that? They did this for an agenda, not to please fans. Granted, I don't care much for the little mermaid but I have an opinion I placed earlier in the thread and that was it until the blood thirsty crowd came in.

This is a cynical take.

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[Salodin]

I just dont get it hes literally making it about the color of the characters skin but that has nothing to do with race?

My guy that has everything to do with race what are you talking about

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[Salodin]

Like I'm trying to give you the benefit of the doubt but cmon man

Cmon

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[Draylo]

Then when that person earlier said its not okay that a white person plays an established character that is black or any minority, is that not racist too? If they make her appearance to resemble the actual character, with red hair and all and she does a good job, I don't see it being an issue. I simply gave my opinion on this trend that is going on with forceably changing established characters to fit an agenda and cause controversy, it isn't race related.

[Eurell]

I simply gave my opinion on this trend that is going on with forceably changing established characters to fit an agenda and cause controversy, it isn't race related.

But the controversy is only because people have shitty opinions that the green mermaid can only be white and not black because thats what they specifically grew up with. There would be no agenda or controversy if people just accepted the casting because she's a good actress.

[Salodin]

You can feel however you want man, but dont say it's not about race when...yeah its about race.

You can prefer the white ariel, that's fine. Kinda odd when you haven't seen or heard the new ariel...but ok I guess...

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[Ksandra]

The show took quite a few artistic takes on many different characters.

That's the whole fucking point.

Let's say that Halle ends up with: purple seashells for a bra, red hair, green tail, and a purple flower at one point in her hair. Making her skin color being the "artistic take" on her character, yet it is acceptable to you in once upon a time, but isn't even IMAGINABLE to you in this case. Like you automatically assume they have changed the character due to skin color when that is only ONE part to the character, instead of assuming it's a small artistic take.

That is what makes you racist, Draylo. That all the other "artistic takes" are minor, yet skin color is THAT much more important to you. You can opinionate all you want, but that is racism.