re: 'The Little Mermaid' Official Trailer | Disney

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See...I would 100% agree with you if the door swung both ways, but it doesn't. If they were to cast Austin Butler to play Blade or Colin Farrell to play T'Challa, there would be an outcry the likes of which Hollywood has never seen before.

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Being black is one of the central premises of both characters you just named, though. It's not apples to apples. Little Mermaid being black or white, literally doesn't matter (same for broader discussions on having non-white actors in LOTR).

Similarly, I don't think you could ever have a non-white Steve Rogers unless you completely change backstory and effectively create a whole new character. And not so much that the premise of Steve Rogers character is being white, as much as the origins of his character in early to mid-20th century America wouldn't make sense as non-white. Likewise, I wouldn't be a fan of changing the races of Charles Xavier or Magneto, given that being European Jews is central to their origins (although I would be onboard for modern reimagining of these two characters as black people in America - but even still that would almost be different characters and totally different origins).