Disney’s other racially diverse princesses were Mulan, Pocahontas and Jasmine. It wasn’t until 2009 that Disney introduced a Black princess in an original animated film with Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog.” Singer and actress Brandy played Cinderella in a 1997 remake of the film. Out of the 12 Disney princesses, seven are White.
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The trailer for the film made waves earlier this year, setting off a series of debates about whether a real-life Ariel should be Black or White. “I hope that they see themselves through me on the screen. “I just hope that they know they are worthy and we deserve to be in these spaces,” Bailey said, according to Vanity Fair. Parents who took part in the study said they wanted their kids to see themselves reflected in the media.ĭuring the film’s world premiere in Hollywood earlier this month, 23-year-old Bailey had a message for the little girls beaming in admiration. And the representation of people of color in media influences how they feel about race as they mature, a study by the non-profit Common Sense has found. But as Murphy and other young Black and brown girls head to theaters this weekend to see “The Little Mermaid,” they’ll find an Ariel that is very much a reflection of themselves.Īnimated movies are often a child’s first exposure to media and film. In the original 1989 Disney animated classic, Ariel’s character is White, with straight red hair. “It makes me think I can do this, I can do it without anyone stopping me.” Murphy, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, who aspires to own a hotel chain, says it proves that she too can break barriers in spaces that have historically excluded young Black women like herself. Eleven-year-old Leah Murphy feels empowered by Halle Bailey’s star role as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.”
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