
Disney's Freeform (formerly ABC Family) has Halle Bailey's back! The young actress — who also costars on the Freeform show Grown-ish — was recently announced as the newly cast Ariel for Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid. The singer/actress was met with overwhelmingly positive reactions, but of course the news wasn't without negative responses from people who couldn't stand the thought of a black Ariel.
Ariel from The Little Mermaid is originally white with bright blue eyes and bold, red hair. Bailey is a black girl with locs (which look great dyed red, per the photos of her in circulation). People who aren't digging inclusion very much are bothered by the fact that Ariel is getting a melanin remix and, well, the Disney-owned Freeform wants them to know they simply have to get over it.
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