Talk:The Little Mermaid (live-action film)/@comment-37793054-20191107022542/@comment-44149283-20191107032935

DisneyVid well it's not because of her race. Its because Rob Marshall saw that Halle had that rare combination of  spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance - plus a glorious singing voice which is all the intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role. But for my opinion is that maybe it's time for someone of another race to have the spotlight. I mean if you look at the Disney Princesses, the majority of them are white and have european cultures( expect for Ariel 'cause she's mermaid and merpeople don't have any races or ethnicities but is for some reason considered Danish even there no sign of any Danish culture in the film), excluding Jasmine who's Arabian, Pocahontas who's Native American (Powhatan), Tiana who's African-American, Mulan who's Chinese, and Moana who is Polynesian. There seven caucasian princesses while are only five who are not. Plus, projects that features black actors are so importnat to because what we see in the media dicates to how we think about the world. Little kids need to able to turn on the TV and see real-world represntations of themselves. Who cares if the lead in Asian, Hispanic, or Black? If this is the best actor for that role, why does therole have to be indicative of a person's ethnicity?