After the controversial Disney teaser showing Halle Bailey as The Little Mermaid, her boyfriend came out to defend her from criticism and mentions the girls’ excitement at seeing a princess with the same color as her skin.
On September 9, at the Disney D23 convention, the first images of Halle Bailey as the new Disney Ariel were shown. Despite the fact that Bailey’s participation in the adaptation of the classic was announced in 2019, it was a scandal for being a black woman and not a white one, like the animated cartoon.
The Ariel that all girls want
Seeing Ariel, played by Halle Bailey, social networks created a scandal, while the girls felt identified with her.
Her boyfriend, rapper DDG came out to defend his girlfriend Halle. During an interview with Variety magazine, he told what his goal is with the film and what he wants to highlight about it:
“I want the girl in me and girls like me who are watching to know that they are special and that they should be a princess in every way. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t be. That comfort was something she needed.”
Her boyfriend comes out to defend Halle Bailey
However, her current partner was surprised: “I did not know that people were so racist. I didn’t know this was a thing,” she said. “I thought this shit was already gone, I thought that shit was gone! This shit is crazy, I was like ‘what the hell are these blacks talking about?’
Rapper DDG went on to say, “But at the end of the day, those motherfuckers are still weighing in. They’re still going to watch… It’s going to be No. 1, regardless. And all the black people in the world are going to watch.”