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re: 'The Little Mermaid' Official Trailer | Disney
Posted on 3/13/23 at 12:47 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 3/13/23 at 12:47 pm to RollTide1987
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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.
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).
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Posted on 3/13/23 at 1:45 pm to MStant1
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Being black is one of the central premises of both characters you just named, though.
Uh, of course it is. Being white is a "central premise" of the little mermaid in that in every visual telling of said story, the FICTIONAL character is white just as the FICTIONAL characters of Blade and Black Panther are black. But one is an ok target to race change and the others are, undeniably, not. It's no big deal, ultimately, but it's absolutely apples to apples. Both are fictional characters. Of course, even if they aren't fictional, Hollywood will still do what it does, like with Hamilton. I seriously doubt we will get a "reimagining" of Harriet Tubman's story starring an asian actress.
Posted on 3/13/23 at 2:29 pm to MStant1
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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
So you believe that Hans Christian Andersen, a Dane, wrote The Little Mermaid in 1836 with a black mermaid in mind?
Posted on 3/13/23 at 2:49 pm to MStant1
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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
Umm, I'll give you BP. But Blade? Tell me why it's integral, other than Marvel writers just wanted to create a black vampire hunter?
Posted on 3/13/23 at 10:18 pm to MStant1
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Little Mermaid being black or white, literally doesn't matter
Of course it does. Mermaids are purely based in European history. Sirens (now conflated with mermaids) came from Greek literature. Mermaids as we know them come from Scottish, Irish, German, and Danish stories
The red hair of the Little Mermaid story lends credence to her being based on a Viking/Celtic origin. Because Denmark sits due south of Norway (Vikings) and due east of the UK (Celts). The waters between them would have been where mermaids would have resided
All of these cultures were exclusively white
Posted on 3/16/23 at 7:56 am to MStant1
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although I would be onboard for modern reimagining of these two characters as black people in America
But why?
Come up with an original story if you want a story about black people in America. Stop “remaking” existing films and just race switching the lead roles. It’s tiresome, lazy pandering.
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