Twitter has a lot to say over Ariel, The Little Mermaid not being white

'Wish my fellow white people were as upset about racism as they're about Halle Bailey being cast as Ariel'

Singer Halle Bailey has been roped in to play Ariel in the live-remake of The Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Studios on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce Halle's casting in the project.

"Halle Bailey has been cast in the upcoming live-action re-imagining of The Little Mermaid," read a tweet on the official Twitter page of the film studio.

Just Announced: Halle Bailey has been cast in the upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. https://t.co/YnLAdbZSmN pic.twitter.com/Y4B0ZKfuIr

— Disney (@Disney) July 3, 2019

The reboot of the 1989 classic will be directed by Rob Marshall. After bagging the lead role in the film, Halle expressed her happiness on social media.

https://twitter.com/MirrorHeraldUK/status/1146693816948334592

"Dream come true," the Warrior hitmaker wrote.

https://twitter.com/chloexhalle/status/1146509551497170944

Zendaya, who was earlier rumoured to play Ariel, congratulated Halle on the role.

"Yes!! Here for this," Zendaya tweeted sharing a link of a news article about the casting.

Yeeeeessss!! Here for thiiiissss!! @chloexhalle ♥️♥️🙌🏽🙌🏽 https://t.co/8hpuSKb4rD

— Zendaya (@Zendaya) July 3, 2019

Twitter, however, had few thoughts on the casting.

https://twitter.com/Miketree26/status/1146672072346628096

Many came to Halle's defense and called out others on racism.

I wish my fellow white people were as upset about racism, white supremacy and inequality as they are about Halle Bailey being cast as Ariel for the live action Little Mermaid film.

— Luke W (@lukewaltham) July 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/ashleyn1cole/status/1146622561926561792

https://twitter.com/nightnightvenus/status/1146635607277486080

https://twitter.com/carebecc/status/1146600027902529536

https://twitter.com/Nightshade386/status/1146591027865608193

https://twitter.com/filmguy619/status/1146589477491617793

https://twitter.com/thepettyHQ/status/1146639452590215171

The digs were a bit too funny!

For anyone mad about The Little Mermaid being black, don’t trip, I heard they’re making Sebastian a white crab so relax.

— Tim Chantarangsu (@TimothyDeLaG) July 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/FantasticMrJeff/status/1146588405826015232

https://twitter.com/LisaAnnWalter/status/1146648074569207808

Them: I don’t see colour!

Disney: I think it’s safe for us to cast a black actress as #Ariel in #TheLittleMermaid

Them:👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/4B5oAYJAP3

— Adam Brooks // Mr LevelUp 🚀 // TEDx (@AdamBrux) July 4, 2019

They also had few ideas on who should play Prince Eric. Many nominated Jimin from famous Korean pop band, BTS.

Imagine we got a colorblind casted 'Little Mermaid,' a la 'Cinderella' (1997) starring Brandy & Whitney Houston? Halle Bailey as Ariel & you KNOW who I want as Prince Eric — #JIMIN!

I kno it's a long shot (only bcuz Jimin is booked solid), but can u imagine the success? @Disney pic.twitter.com/rU88SGdM5n

— Noelle Devoe (@Noelle_CD) July 4, 2019

My whole tl is Jimin as prince eric from the little mermaid and I- pic.twitter.com/9deF0KhAXk

— 🕸💖⟭⟬Aɴɢɪᴇ⁷ ᵇʸ ʲᵏ💖정국_Admirer💖🦇∞ 7̶ (@jungooscheeks) July 4, 2019

As for Halle playing Ariel? We stan!

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