The Absurd GOP

[Angrboda]

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.