Black children reacting to Halle Bailey as Ariel shows why representation matters
Black children reacting to Halle Bailey as Ariel shows why representation matters
Louise Griffin -
After Disney fans were given a glimpse at Halle Bailey’s incredible debut as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, many have pointed out the impact the singer’s new role is about to have on children watching the film.
Halle, 22, best known as one half of Chloe x Halle, stars as the iconic mermaid in Disney’s upcoming live-action film.
A powerful trailer was released this week, showing a snippet of Halle’s version of the song Part Of Your World, which was originally sung by Jodi Benson (who is a fan of Halle’s casting, by the way).
Various videos of Black children, particularly young girls, watching the trailer for the first time have been posted on social media – and they’ve left everyone emotional.
Collating some of the most-watched in a Twitter thread, Twitter user @normanination4 said: ‘As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.’
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Louise Griffin -
After Disney fans were given a glimpse at Halle Bailey’s incredible debut as Ariel in The Little Mermaid, many have pointed out the impact the singer’s new role is about to have on children watching the film.
Halle, 22, best known as one half of Chloe x Halle, stars as the iconic mermaid in Disney’s upcoming live-action film.
A powerful trailer was released this week, showing a snippet of Halle’s version of the song Part Of Your World, which was originally sung by Jodi Benson (who is a fan of Halle’s casting, by the way).
Various videos of Black children, particularly young girls, watching the trailer for the first time have been posted on social media – and they’ve left everyone emotional.
Collating some of the most-watched in a Twitter thread, Twitter user @normanination4 said: ‘As I stroll on TikTok, I keep seeing parents video their children reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer. So instead of focusing so much on the negative, I thought I’d show a thread of the little black kids who are excited to see their favorite princess look like them.’
READ MORE: Black children reacting to Halle Bailey as Ariel shows why representation matters https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/blac...
Now I know a little bit more about the person I now know as Ariel in The Little Mermaid. Everyone who is reading these words needs to watch this clip, Thanks.