- Every time one of these internet outrage things happens
about which character is being played by whom
and people get angry,
I would get it if people had good faith arguments,
but you can tell that people are just using these moments
to disguise a discriminatory idea
and a racism that they hold.
It's your thing.
People are gonna act like, "Oh no, the Little Mermaid."
"I'm here because I'm a Little Mermaid purist,"
and then come up with all these bullshit answers.
They'll be like,
"You look at the history of the Little Mermaid."
I'm sorry, the history of the Little Mermaid?
You mean the imagination of the Little Mermaid?
"I mean, if you look at." (babbling)
If you were a fan, you would've known
that Disney had long created Black mermaids.
They did this.
They spin off all their movies.
They've had tons of them.
They had a black mermaid.
She did sign language.
It used to be a cartoon when we were kids.
People don't care about it.
They're like, "It's never happened."
"Look, here's the thing."
"It's not about racism."
"It's just about realism."
I'm sorry, what?
And then it's ironic that they try and use representation
as the argument the other way around,
so they will say, "It's not about representation."
"Who cares who plays the role?"
"All that matters is the best person gets the job,"
and it's like, "Have you heard Halle Bailey sing?"
Have you heard her sing?
You're gonna tell be the best person?
Who do you think they got?
You think Disney is just out there
in the street like, "You, come."
"Let's go."
You think they play games like that?
It is the best person for the job.
You're angry about who the best person was.
That's what you're angry about.
And then it's like, "No, but the Little Mermaid,"
"she means so much."
I don't deny that.
I don't deny that it must have been amazing
for any redhead little girl to see the Little Mermaid.
It must have been amazing.
It's a beautiful experience, but the movie's still there.
You get what I'm saying?
It's not gone.
You can't not watch it.
It hasn't been burned.
It is still there.
You can still watch it and you can enjoy it.
I do all the time.
It's not going anywhere.
People get so angry.
"But what about the little girls with red hair who want,"
who want what?
To see themselves in what, a Disney cartoon?
Are you being serious right now?
You have the princess in Brave.
She was a redhead.
Remember her?
You have Anna from Frozen, right?
You have the little kid from Up,
the one who pulls off the helmets
and the hair does the cutest thing, like (sputters) ah!
Remember that?
Red hair.
There's tons of other characters.
There are more redhead Disney stars,
women who are stars in the franchise, than Black women.
But now you're gonna make it seem like it's,
and it's not like one should be against the other.
There's no need.
You have the Little Mermaid.
It's fun.
Now you've got Halle Bailey playing the real version of it.
That's fun.
Don't make it about realism.
Guys, it's under the sea.
There's a crab.
There's a crab that is gonna talk
and you're worried about this element?
People are like,
"Well, I just think it should be," all the thing.
And then I love when people go, "Oh yeah?"
"So if you don't care, then how would you feel"
"if the Black Panther was played by a White guy?"
I'm like, "Well, the difference here is the Black Panther."
Blackness is central to the character's identity, literally.
Do you know what I mean?
Literally.
That is the whole point of the thing.
And by the way, if you're gonna bring a White guy
who's gonna be like Vibranium, bring him.
I wanna see that guy, just for fun.
Just bring that guy just for the fun of it.
Let's see what happens.
There are many people
who haven't seen themselves on screen.
You're gonna get angry.
You're gonna get angry because now
somebody who's in a wheelchair's playing this role.
You're gonna get angry because somebody who's Black
is now playing that role.
The original is still there.
There are many parts that are still out there.
It's not like there is nothing left.
It's like there's one movie in the world
and there's one story
and this is the only way you can tell it.
There are many.
Calm down.
Or at the very least,
we should get them to meet with Ursula
and then she'll take their voices away.
Until somebody kisses you, don't come back.
You ready?
People are so angry.
They need to go touch grass, man.
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