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‘Little Mermaid’ slammed by black activist for ‘erasing’ slavery: ‘Dangerous’
NY Post ^ | June 3, 2023 | Brooke Steinberg

Posted on 06/03/2023 5:54:13 AM PDT by C19fan

Ariel the Little Mermaid is part of your…historically inaccurate…world.

“The Little Mermaid” is being criticized by a prominent diversity advocate for its erasure of slavery in the Caribbean.

Marcus Ryder, an influential British campaigner and chair of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, applauded the casting of Halle Bailey as Ariel — but took issue with how the movie showcased racial harmony.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; littlemermaid; race; slavery; woke
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To: C19fan

Mermaids are not real so why should the fantasy world of the Little Mermaid be encumbered by reality?


21 posted on 06/03/2023 8:27:21 AM PDT by newzjunkey (We need a better Trump than Trump in 2024)
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To: C19fan

They’re jealous of these movies and have to blackify them then call everyone RACIST when they hate the movies or complain


22 posted on 06/03/2023 8:32:32 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: C19fan

So Mr. Ryder believes that mermaids are real? Or does he not grasp the concept of fantasy anymore, having taken his own fantasies for reality for too long?

In either case, what an idiot.


23 posted on 06/03/2023 8:36:13 AM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: C19fan

On target


24 posted on 06/03/2023 8:36:43 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: C19fan

So Disney thought a black mermaid would get on “their” good side? Guess again.


25 posted on 06/03/2023 9:50:41 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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So Disney thought a black mermaid would get on “their” good side? Guess again.

Like "Dolphin-free" got environmentalists off the tuna industry's back. Let's double down on offensiveness.

Canned Neptune

26 posted on 06/03/2023 4:56:12 PM PDT by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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