TheLittleMermaid star HalleBailey addresses the racists upset by her Ariel casting:
] was always like: 'I never read my comments. Don't ever read the comments.' Honestly, when the teaser came out, I was at the D23 Expo and I was so happy. I didn't see any of the negativity."
, touting Bailey's rendition of "Part of Your World," screened at Disney's big fan convention, the D23 Expo.Halle Bailey's Ariel takes center stage in Disney's live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid.'"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," Bailey says. "It's so important for us to see ourselves.
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