Halle Bailey Opens Up About ‘The Little Mermaid’ Racist Backlash: “As a Black Person, You Just Expect It”

The actress and singer fronts the new issue of 'The Face' and talks about stepping into suit to play the iconic Disney role and the advice she received from mentor Beyoncé: ''Don’t ever read the comments.''

— whether it was the initial casting news or the teaser debut — it goes viral. That hasn’t always been a good thing as some of the churn was fueled by racist backlash, something Bailey says is not a surprise.

“As a Black person, you just expect it and it’s not really a shock anymore,” Bailey says in a new cover story for. “I know people are like, ‘It’s not about race.’ But now that I’m her … People don’t understand that when you’re Black there’s this whole other community. It’s so important for us to see ourselves.”

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