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The Absurd GOP
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(September 16, 2022 at 8:06 am)Ahriman Wrote: How much sense does it make to cast a black actress as the little mermaid when the original little mermaid was a white girl with red hair?

Do you feel the same way about Jesus being white in movies and other depictions of him?
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(September 16, 2022 at 8:37 am)Angrboda Wrote:
(September 16, 2022 at 8:06 am)Ahriman Wrote: How much sense does it make to cast a black actress as the little mermaid when the original little mermaid was a white girl with red hair?

Do you feel the same way about Jesus being white in movies and other depictions of him?
Well we don't know what he looked like, so more leeway can be given. And I don't care about Jesus in general.
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(September 16, 2022 at 8:41 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 16, 2022 at 8:37 am)Angrboda Wrote: Do you feel the same way about Jesus being white in movies and other depictions of him?
Well we don't know what he looked like, so more leeway can be given. And I don't care about Jesus in general.

We don't know what "the" little mermaid looked like, either. As there is no such thing. You're falling prey to a form of the genetic fallacy, that because things were a certain way at a time in the past that they should remain that way in spite of relevant factors having changed. Jesus being portrayed as a white European and the little mermaid as a ginger both stem, in part, from a racial bias against the depiction of people of color in art and media. While we have gone a long way toward correcting that, there is still a great deal of work to be done. Even aside from the question of fairness, there is the whole issue of using counter-cultural depiction to challenge and disarm harmful stereotypes. And it's worth noting that historically, Disney has been a major offendor in this category, so challenging stereotypes fomented by Disney depictions is especially good. On the whole, it's a good thing, your implicit racism notwithstanding.
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(September 16, 2022 at 8:41 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 16, 2022 at 8:37 am)Angrboda Wrote: Do you feel the same way about Jesus being white in movies and other depictions of him?
Well we don't know what he looked like, so more leeway can be given. And I don't care about Jesus in general.

But we do know what a mermaid looks like?
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(September 16, 2022 at 9:20 am)arewethereyet Wrote:
(September 16, 2022 at 8:41 am)Ahriman Wrote: Well we don't know what he looked like, so more leeway can be given. And I don't care about Jesus in general.

But we do know what a mermaid looks like?
Yeah of course, she's right there on the cover of The Little Mermaid.
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(September 16, 2022 at 9:24 am)Ahriman Wrote:
(September 16, 2022 at 9:20 am)arewethereyet Wrote: But we do know what a mermaid looks like?
Yeah of course, she's right there on the cover of The Little Mermaid.

Thanks for bringing the absurd to this thread.
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I know for a fact that the little mermaid is not white, but is rather possessed of skin of a decidedly bronze hue. I've been to Copenhagen and seen it with thine own eyes, damn you!
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I would suppose she'd at least be a bit bronze...what with sitting on the rocks in the sun singing and all.
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Ariel is a white girl with red hair. End of discussion.
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(September 16, 2022 at 9:49 am)Ahriman Wrote: Ariel is a white girl with red hair. End of discussion.

If the discussion is Ariel in the Disney animated movie, then you are correct.
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