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[cryptoadam]

I mean I don't really care, but if this was a black character played by a white person, while you know....

What will be more intersting is how covered up she will be LOL. Jasmin already lost her midrif and Ariel wore a pretty skimpy little bra there. I am sure there will be plenty of shirtless male mermaids and the Prince will probably show some skin, but the female mermaids will all be in quasi burkas LOL.

 

[Teletraan1]

Why do normies use the the word normie?

To get to the other side.

 

[brap]

Why do normies use the the word normie?

reddit

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

I mean I don't really care, but if this was a black character played by a white person, while you know....

What will be more intersting is how covered up she will be LOL. Jasmin already lost her midrif and Ariel wore a pretty skimpy little bra there. I am sure there will be plenty of shirtless male mermaids and the Prince will probably show some skin, but the female mermaids will all be in quasi burkas LOL.

It doesn't matter as long as they are still hot.

 

[MayauMiao]

All I can say is.....yikes!

 

[ExpandKong]

Wow, just a normal black girl? Could they not find any transgender Chinese people? I thought you were woke, Disney. Does she have same-sex parents at least?

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[F0rneus]

In my personal opinion, if you, as an adult person really care that a MERMAID in a Disney film, something that doesn't exist is being played by a black actress, you might carry more prejudice that you actually think you do. Racism isn't an on and off switch. It's a scale. Be careful to not fall on it.

 

[King of Foxes]

 

[DeepEnigma]

“I gots gadgets and Gucci and bling and shit...”

Run Merida, you next, lass!

They already turned your into an incoherent in Ralph Breaks.

 

[Xenon]

Until i see her act its hard for me to really judge this, but in light of forced diversity for its own sake it's hard not to be concerned how this will turn out.

Fuck people trying to race shame people for not getting someone who matched the original work. I also feel for this actress, she is going to get a lot of hate for taking a role she might have dreamed about as a little girl.

 

[DeepEnigma]

This. People who are actually getting upset by this need to get a grip.


These live action remakes though are......not great so far.

Don’t be silly, I think most are having fun, or is shade of skin off limits for jokes unless you white?

And how do you know the race of those making jokes? Rather prejudice, mate.

 

[TGO]

I always saw Isla Fisher as Ariel.
Too old now but the still, the image of Ariel kinda sticks, ya can't mess with it.

 

[ExpandKong]

In my personal opinion, if you, as an adult person really care that a MERMAID in a Disney film, something that doesn't exist is being played by a black actress, you might carry more prejudice that you actually think you do. Racism isn't an on and off switch. It's a scale. Be careful to not fall on it.

The fact is if they announced a live action Frog Princess staring Anna Kendrick, they would get their fucking doors kicked in.

But whatever. It’s okay to do it to white characters I guess. Don’t wanna be called a racist by people I’ll never meet online. That would be a tragedy.

 

[kiiltz]

In my personal opinion, if you, as an adult person really care that a MERMAID in a Disney film, something that doesn't exist is being played by a black actress, you might carry more prejudice that you actually think you do. Racism isn't an on and off switch. It's a scale. Be careful to not fall on it.

It's not about race. Don't insinuate other people to be prejudiced just because they wanted a character to be more in line with source material.

 

[DeepEnigma]

That changes the dynamic obviously, but no I didn't find it funny.

PoC don’t need your “average white” ass to be offended on their behalf.

 

[ChibaRiko]

Huh? Not red hair & white skin?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Let’s be honest everyone. It’s all marketing. Now they can have their Blariel mermaid barbies to sell on the shelves.

 

[Nobody_Important]

PoC don’t need your “average white” ass to be offended on their behalf.

I never said I they did?

 

[DeepEnigma]

I never said I they did?

 

[5secondrulesucks]

hes a POC on the inside man

 

[AfricanKing]

The fact is if they announced a live action Frog Princess staring Anna Kendrick, they would get their fucking doors kicked in.

But whatever. It’s okay to do it to white characters I guess. Don’t wanna be called a racist by people I’ll never meet online. That would be a tragedy.

Princess and the Frog is riddled with black cultural references, what part of the little mermaid is embedded in White Culture?

 

[12Goblins]

Thread bookmarked.

 

[Nobody_Important]

I don't need to be PoC to be offended at people using racial slurs. Just like I don't need to be gay in order to be offended at someone using homophobic slurs. It's called knowing right from wrong.

 

[Manus]

Rihanna pulled off the red hair quite well. She damn fine.

 

[DeepEnigma]

I don't need to be PoC to be offended at people using racial slurs. Just like I don't need to be gay in order to be offended at someone using homophobic slurs. It's called knowing right from wrong.

You can’t be offended because it’s not a personal attack to you. That is the problem with you ideologues, you think you are every bit the victim you try to shield yourself with.

You can call out people who are in the wrong, but personal offense is grade A ripe bullshit and socio warfare.

 

[kunonabi]

Princess and the Frog is riddled with black cultural references, what part of the little mermaid is embedded in White Culture?

What does it matter? There are plenty of times where history, culture, and facts have all been disregarded to put in token black people in roles they have no business in.

 

[RokkanStoned]

Princess and the Frog is riddled with black cultural references, what part of the little mermaid is embedded in White Culture?

Buildings, religion and clothing. What about it? That's without considering that the concept of "black culture" and "white culture" is rather "problematic" and is often a case of self-identification, as there generally many cultural impulses merging driving new cultural impulses. "White culture", which can be pretty wide depending on where you want to set the foot down for what "white" is, does account most of the European inspired world of TLM. The original story itself is one steeped in lutheranism. The story itself is literally the cultural product of a danish guy using European geography and mythology.
I would love to see how you want to limit "white culture" for your convenience, I'm awaiting. I personally don't think "white culture" or "black culture" is a good descriptor for anything. It is often a very American perspective on things, being such a young and isolated nation.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Princess and the Frog is riddled with black cultural references, what part of the little mermaid is embedded in White Culture?

Oh idk, Neptune is the grandfather of King Triton, and Neptune is the Roman (Italian Mythos) god of the sea.

Get you’re Disney (and Mythos) learn on, son.

 

[ExpandKong]

Princess and the Frog is riddled with black cultural references, what part of the little mermaid is embedded in White Culture?

Other than the fact that it’s based on a fairy tale written by a white dude?

While it’s true that cultures all around the world have myths related to mer-people, stories about them falling in love with and marrying humans (like in the Little Mermaid) are known to originate from Scotland and Wales.

And wow, I didn’t realize black people had cornered the market on “wanting to own a restaurant” and “living in Louisiana.”

 

[kegkilla]

I don't need to be PoC to be offended at people using racial slurs. Just like I don't need to be gay in order to be offended at someone using homophobic slurs. It's called knowing right from wrong.

Let me let you in on a little secret kiddo: NOBODY WANTS OR NEEDS YOU TO BE OFFENDED ON THEIR BEHALF. When you go around in hysterics because somebody said something that isn't politically correct, you're not doing anybody any favors. The offended people have a voice of their own and are capable of speaking for themselves. You coming out and trying to speak for them suggests that you think of them as weak people who need a little milquetoast soyboy to come to their rescue. They don't need or want you speaking for them or telling them what to be offended by. They see right through your self-righteous bullshit charade. They don't see you as an "ally" or as a good-intentioned person, they see you for what you are: somebody so starved for attention that you would try to leverage somebody else's victimhood to draw attention to yourself. You're a complete clown in the eyes of everybody outside of the cult of SJW.

 

[5secondrulesucks]

merMAN

 

[Nobody_Important]

Let me let you in on a little secret kiddo: NOBODY WANTS OR NEEDS YOU TO BE OFFENDED ON THEIR BEHALF. When you go around in hysterics because somebody said something that isn't politically correct, you're not doing anybody any favors. The offended people have a voice of their own and are capable of speaking for themselves. You coming out and trying to speak for them suggests that you think of them as weak people who need a little milquetoast soyboy to come to their rescue. They don't need or want you speaking for them or telling them what to be offended by. They see right through your self-righteous bullshit charade. They don't see you as an "ally" or as a good-intentioned person, they see you for what you are: somebody so starved for attention that you would try to leverage somebody else's victimhood to draw attention to yourself. You're a complete clown in the eyes of everybody outside of the cult of SJW.

I'm not speaking for anyone "kiddo". I am not offended FOR someone else. I am just simply offended period. If I see some racist shit then I am offended on my behalf not anyone elses. Because racism is offensive. So is sexism. So is homophobia. I don't understand why that is so hard for you people to understand. It shouldn't be so hard to understand why someone would be offended by something that is offensive. Just because I am white doesn't mean I can't be offended by racial slurs.

 

[LMJ]

Ah disney continues their "woke" campaign lol

Truth be told if there was passion in these "remakes" I might be interested, but each one of these bloated CG ridden, Hollywood relating pieces of garbage seems more shallow then the last.

I have no problem if you cast different characters if you're telling the same story in a different way, but when I hear these big celebrities getting the roles all I can think is "well another soundtrack I can skip"

At the very least Disney, can you TRY to get celebs who can sing, I'm tired of hearing the classics I loved auto-tuned to death to save the vocals of yet another A lister who cant sing for anything lol

Keep fighting that good fight Nobody_Important ...

#so woke, so brave, I'm with her, Me too, Reeeeeee

 

[haxan7]

Rihanna pulled off the red hair quite well. She damn fine.

She is but that’s one damn protrusive forehead.

 

[Papa]

Nobody_Important are you aware that DeepEnigma is a POC? Can you please stop whitesplaining to him? It's actually quite racist that you think your opinion matters more than his lived experience.

P.S. Whaddya mean by "you people"?

 

[Papa]

She is but that’s one damn protrusive forehead.

As if you wouldn't smash anyway

 

[Papa]

Oh wow. So we are just throwing around the N-word on Gaf now? That's where we are at?

@Keylime

MODS HALP

SAVE ME KEYLIME

 

[RokkanStoned]

I am just simply offended period.

Oh boy, Nobody_Important , probably should've phrased that differently. That's gonna get mileage from here on.

 

[haxan7]

As if you wouldn't smash anyway

I’d give her a good one

 

[ExpandKong]

I'm not speaking for anyone "kiddo". I am not offended FOR someone else. I am just simply offended period. If I see some racist shit then I am offended on my behalf not anyone elses. Because racism is offensive. So is sexism. So is homophobia. I don't understand why that is so hard for you people to understand. It shouldn't be so hard to understand why someone would be offended by something that is offensive. Just because I am white doesn't mean I can't be offended by racial slurs.

 

[kegkilla]

I'm not speaking for anyone "kiddo". I am not offended FOR someone else. I am just simply offended period. If I see some racist shit then I am offended on my behalf not anyone elses. Because racism is offensive. So is sexism. So is homophobia. I don't understand why that is so hard for you people to understand. It shouldn't be so hard to understand why someone would be offended by something that is offensive. Just because I am white doesn't mean I can't be offended by racial slurs.

Imagine being so uninteresting and pathetic that you build your whole identity on being offended by things that may or may not be offensive to other people.

 

[DeepEnigma]

She is but that’s one damn protrusive forehead.

Face down, ass up...

2LiveCrew

 

[DeepEnigma]

Yoooooo.

 

[Liamario]

hard to get a tan when you live underwater

Go find me a mermaid and we'll ask them.

 

[Nobody_Important]

Imagine being so uninteresting and pathetic that you build your whole identity on being offended by things that may or may not be offensive to other people.

Imagine getting mad about other people being mad.

Oh boy, Nobody_Important , probably should've phrased that differently. That's gonna get mileage from here on.

Yeah because everyone on here was so nice and mature towards me before that lol

The shitbirds will attack and insult me regardless of what I say or how I say it. Either they seize on something I say like that or they just make shit up. I could care less at this point. It's not like their opinions of me matter.

 

[5secondrulesucks]

Face down, ass up...

2LiveCrew

he wants to look into her eyes not into his own eyes in that reflection. hes romantic like dat

 

[5secondrulesucks]

Go find me a mermaid and we'll ask them.

im a merman brochacho AMA

 

[Papa]

NI the poc ain’t gonna fuck u dude

 

[Liamario]

I don't care, she looks good. The only thing that would bother me is if Disney is casting her specifically because she is a minority and not on her merits.

She was cast because she's a minority, you can be confident of that. That's not to say she won't be good in the role though.