Racial diversity has become an integral part of the Hollywood industry. A wholesome example of the need was recently shared by Halle Bailey on Twitter when a little fan enjoyed her performance in the teaser for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The little Mermaid. The video went viral until it reached Halle Bailey’s heart, to which she responded with a wholesome message.
The actress had received a lot of backlash and racist comments for portraying the role of Ariel, but her interaction with a fan left the internet with a happy message about racial diversity.
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Halle Bailey sobs over her fans’ reaction
Taking to Twitter, a fan reacted to her child watching the trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of The little Mermaid which was recently released at Expo D23 2022. The video saw the little girl marveling at the beauty of her favorite mermaid.

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This quickly caught the attention of Halle Bailey, to which she quickly responded with an inspirational and wholesome message.
ki just sobbed watching this thank you 😭💕 she’s so sweet ❣️🥹 https://t.co/jKKdHkOvDe
— Halle (@HalleBailey) September 11, 2022
The American singer retweeted the video along with a message for fans around the world. After being cast as Ariel in 2019, the 22-year-old received a lot of hate and backlash for her ethnicity. The original animated film The Little Mermaid sings along (1989) featured a Caucasian mermaid in the film.
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The project for a live-action remake of The little Mermaid has been under construction since 2016! It was in 2019 that it was revealed that Halle Bailey would play the lead role of Ariel in the upcoming remake, which drew a lot of racist remarks and backlash. People wondered about the idea of an African American woman playing the role of a mermaid being portrayed as Caucasian in the 1980s.
But wholesome interactions like these have shown the world that race doesn’t matter and shows just how much Hollywood tries to include people of all ethnicities. The teaser was part of D23 Expo 2022 which also featured several announcements including a prequel to The Lion King title Mufasathe live-action remake of White as snow with Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot at the helm, and of course, the live-action remake of The little Mermaid (2023). The film is set to be released on May 26, 2023 in theaters around the world.
Source: Screenrant