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I'm upset that they are remaking a movie, probably word for word and scene for scene, and expect people to pay money to see it.  If people are sucker enough to pay theater prices to watch "The Little Mermaid" again like it is something new, they are sucker enough to watch no matter what color they make her....

@Savage Husker   I'm sorry, but casting the best actor for the live action version of a character from a cartoon, who happens to be a different "race" (not sure if that's actually the case since she was a mermaid) does not require one to have an "agenda." Also, that word gets thrown around to damn much. Ya, their agenda was to have a really good singer and actress play the lead role in the movie.

I’m not coming from a place of discrediting the cast and her ability. To piggy back off of funhusker’s point, It’s Disney/Hollywood rinse and repeat with a twist. I hold the opinion it could be more unique to introduce a new Disney princess with an original story, than this. Halle Bailey is a bolder business move and I’m intrigued how it plays out because there are ripple effects to this decision. If you want to parse terminology, that’s your agenda