On the one hand, it’s pretty easy to dismiss the racist backlash of casting Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming live-action(ish) remake of 1989’s The Little Mermaid as the most ridiculous thing ever. How can we possibly be expected to take people seriously who are mad about the skin…
On the one hand, it’s pretty easy to dismiss the racist backlash of casting Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming live-action(ish) remake of 1989’s The Little Mermaid as the most ridiculous thing ever. How can we possibly be expected to take people seriously who are mad about the skin color of an imaginary fish woman in this, the Year of Beyoncé 2022?…