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Credit: Harry Styles Daily Updates Instagram Do it. Go and kiss the girl.  Harry Styles is in early negotiations to play Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid per a report from The Hollywood Reporter. Mermaid, which is set to begin production in early 2020, has already found its leading lady in singer and actress Halle Bailey who will play Ariel. Others being considered for the film include Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina. It will be directed by...

Facebook groups, “Christians Against The Little Mermaid” Ok so, unless you’ve been living under the sea, you are well aware by now that Disney shook millions of wypipo (white people) worldwide, by casting a black actress in the role of ‘Ariel’ for their upcoming live-action film, “The Little Mermaid.” Seriously, thousands of people flocked to the Internet in solidarity, proclaiming that Disney was ruining their childhood by changing the porcelain-skinned, red-haired mermaid they loved in the original animated film, to a...

Credit: Nyle DiMarco Instagram Nyle DiMarco decided to throw his name into the Ariel The Mermaid ring amid the controversy surrounding Disney casting singer and actress Halle Bailey as its leading lady. The America’s Next Top Model winner dropped a suggestion on his Twitter earlier this week about playing the role of Prince Eric, or for him, deaf Prince Eric, in the upcoming live action adaption of the 1989 classic movie. “DEAF Prince Eric or nah?” he asked his 368,000 fans. It...

Image via Instagram @hallexchloe tl;dr: No, not everyone’s a racist for not being happy. But yes, everything’s about race. The Ariel Debate Yes, yet another writer is posting an article about the current Ariel debate. Which let’s be honest, has just devolved into a grudge match about race. But many are sidestepping discussion on the complexities of race and how it affects this situation and all others. So, I’m attempting to do so. When I first heard the news that Halle Bailey was...

Halle Bailey Instagram / Ariel – The Little Mermaid Screen Capture Two days ago, Walt Disney Pictures unleashed the apocalypse by announcing they were making a live-action movie of their hit, animated film, ‘The Little Mermaid.’ The public backlash began with slight grumblings against the casting of Melissa McCarthy as the larger-than-life, evil villain, Ursula. Scores of ‘Mermaid’ fans took to Twitter with their impassioned cries of bad casting. Whereas most agreed that McCarthy is a terrific actress, some people found...