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Race & Ethnicity

oregonjen

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2. My daughter told me her friend was made fun of years ago for having red hair.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Jul 6, 2019, 08:17 PM

Jul 2019

When Little Mermaid came out, she was no longer teased for her red hair. Representation matters. Now, a new version will be coming out with a black young woman cast as Ariel. Representation matters!!

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#NotMyAriel: White Twitter Is Big Mad About Disney Casting a Black Little Mermaid [Corrected] [View all] Eugene Jul 2019 OP

Grown-ass men upset over a kids movie. RandySF Jul 2019 #1

My daughter told me her friend was made fun of years ago for having red hair. oregonjen Jul 2019 #2

They want white ? Ok then give the haters this fix lunasun Jul 2019 #3

RACIST white twitter Skittles Jul 2019 #4

No one cares either way Loki Liesmith Jul 2019 #5

I've seen some good responses to all this TlalocW Jul 2019 #6

Black is the only proper color for Ariel Doc_Technical Jul 2019 #7

I am a big fan of Disney Gothmog Jul 2019 #8

I remember when The Root wasn't concerned about the portrayal of fictional princesses either rictofen Jul 2019 #9