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Fleur East says Little Mermaid performance for Strictly Movie Week will show power of ‘representation’

Singer will dance to ‘Part of Your World’ from the Disney film

The Independent UK

Strictly star Fleur East explains why Movie week song choice is important to her

Strictly Come Dancing star Fleur East will be dancing an American Smooth to Part Of Your World from The Little Mermaid with her partner Vito Coppola on Saturday

Daily Mirror

The Little Mermaid has always been a story about exclusion – and its author was an outsider

Disney’s forthcoming live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid has sparked an astonishing backlash. The trailer for the 2023 film was met with millions of dislikes on YouTube, seemingly because the mermaid is played by Halle Bailey, a Black actress.

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Leonard Greene: Black ‘Mermaid’ outrage: Even under the sea, we can’t escape the racists

There goes the neighborhood.

Tribune News Service

Leave race out of it

It's easy to get upset when the movie you've paid tickets for turns out to be not as good as you expected. It's also common to see people get mad when a film adaptation of their favourite novel doesn't do it justice, whether due to plot changes or miscast roles.…

Bangkok Post

Halle Bailey addresses backlash over black Ariel in new Little Mermaid film

Star of Disney's live action The Little Mermaid Halle Bailey said racist comments she's received about her casting have only made her more "grateful" for the opportunity to play Ariel, as it would have "changed her whole life" to see a black Ariel as a child

Daily Mirror

West Side Story's Rachel Zegler slams troll who says Halle Bailey shouldn't be Ariel

West Side Story's Rachel Zegler - who was cast as Snow White - jumped to the defence of The Little Mermaid's Halle Bailey

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Oscar winning composer reveals the life-changing impact of Disney's Beauty and the Beast as it comes to Bristol

As the stage adaptation of the Disney classic is set to return to the Bristol Hippodrome this September, EGOT winner Alan Menken discusses how his most’ ‘intensely personal’ project has still remained as a cultural phenomenon for decades

Bristol Post

Little Mermaid’s racist critics pollute magical undersea world with bigotry

If your reaction to little Black girls feeling included is to dismiss is it as ‘woke’, then there is something deeply wrong with you

The Guardian - US

Halle Bailey felt the ‘pressure’ filming The Little Mermaid amid racist backlash

The star’s faced horrific internet trolling since taking on the role of the mermaid

Evening Standard

Black family celebrates new princess Ariel, but says more diversity is needed

When Shannon and Chandra LaNier showed their children the trailer for "The Little Mermaid" featuring Black American singer Halle Bailey as Ariel, they were met with screams of excitement and yells of "She's Black!"

Reuters

Halle Bailey explains why The Little Mermaid means so much to her

‘I love this movie so much, and I’ve treasured it since I was a little girl,’ actor said

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid: Disney teaser starts a heartwarming trend

The Little Mermaid live-action teaser has simultaneously silenced critics and sparked a heartwarming trend among young Black girls.

The New Daily

We are all losers in the ‘woke v racist’ Little Mermaid culture war

The boring spat over the Disney trailer makes idiots of us all – whether Ariel is black or white, it is clearly a film that should rightfully be ignored then forgotten forever

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Little Mermaid: star Halle Bailey ‘in awe’ at response to trailer

Bailey, the lead in Disney’s new live action version, has responded to tweets engaging with Black girls seeing her in the film’s trailer

WEKU

Halle Bailey's 'Little Mermaid' is already making waves among young Black girls

Social media has been filled with videos of Black children watching the teaser of the trailer for the new Little Mermaid movie, which stars Bailey.

ABC News

'She's like me': Videos of black girls reacting to The Little Mermaid trailer go viral

Heartwarming videos are going viral online of young black girls reacting to finally seeing themselves represented as one of the all-time classic Disney princesses.

The Street

Disney's Latest Controversial Move Might Be a Success

A new movie trailer has parents upset -- but Disney has seen success here before.

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The Independent UK

Halle Berry responds to irate Twitter user who confused her for new Ariel in The Little Mermaid

Forthcoming live-action remake stars US singer Halle Bailey as lead role of Ariel

Pedestrian.tv

Parents Are Filming Kids’ Reactions To Halle Bailey As Ariel This Is Why Representation Matters

The teaser for the new Little Mermaid film is here and parents are filming kids' reactions to seeing a Black woman, Halle Bailey, as Ariel.

Evening Standard

All the film revelations announced at Disney’s major D23 convention from The Little Mermaid to The Marvels

Get ready to be excited

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid: Parents share their children’s excited reactions to Halle Bailey teaser

Clips showed a number of children delighted by the sight of a Black Disney Princess in the live-action film

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid: Halle Bailey praised for ‘angelic’ singing in first teaser for Disney’s live-action remake

‘This just unlocked a feeling in me,’ one fan wrote

Pedestrian.tv

We’ve Copped Disney’s First Trailer With Halle Bailey As Ariel I’m Ready To Play Mermaids

Digging my shell bra from the back of the cupboard.

The Independent UK

The Little Mermaid: Halle Bailey shares ‘encouraging words’ that helped her after backlash to Ariel casting

Singer was cast in the live-action remake of the classic Disney film

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