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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Something something Danish folklore means white mermaids.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If African folklore had a mythical character played by a white actor wouldn’t they also be criticised?

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago
  1. The Little Mermaid has changed so much since Hans Christian Anderson it cannot really be considered Danish anymore.

  2. Yes they would and rightfully so. I dislike the casting of the movie, it just so happens the movie was bad enough on its own.