Halle Bailey says the online trolling she received when she landed the role of Ariel pales in comparison to her grandparents’ experiences of racism in America’s Deep South.
The Little Mermaid star says she was shocked by the outpouring of online hate after it was announced she would play the fictional Disney character.
But she says she was able to put the vile trolling into perspective by considering the racism her grandparents had to put up with.
