Following criticism of HalleBailey's casting in TheLittleMermaid, Freeform – network of her show Grownish – issued a statement on Instagram to defend her playing Ariel
Following criticism of the casting, Disney-owned cable network Freeform issued a statement on Instagram on Sunday to defend Bailey playing Ariel. The actress currently stars as Skylar on the network's seriesThe network's Instagram account shared a text post that was captioned, "An open letter to the Poor, Unfortunate Souls." The post included the hashtags #TheLittleMermaid, #Ariel and #MyAriel. was Danish. Ariel … is a mermaid.
"Danish mermaids can be black because Danish *people* can be black. Ariel can sneak up to the surface at any time with her pals Scuttle and the *ahem* Jamaican crab Sebastian and keep that bronze base tight," the text post continued. "Black Danish people, and this mer-folk, can also *genetically* have red hair."is a work of fiction and not based on a real person.
"So after all this is said and done, and you still cannot get past the idea that choosing the incredible, sensational, highly-talented, gorgeous Halle Bailey is anything other than the INSPIRED casting that it is because she ‘doesn’t look like the cartoon one,’ oh boy, do I have some news for you…about you," the post concluded.
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