Bothered? I just asked a question.

why are you so bothered you'd ask that loaded question?

Just because white people have been a historical minority doesn't entitle them to EVERYTHING. This does not change your old white Ariel at all. Get over yourself.

(continued) They could’ve made another movie for Tiana or Moana, or create an entirely new princess for minority groups to look up to. There is no latina princess. But I would never feel okay changing the race of an existing princess to be latina just so I could feel better. Established characters in Disney have been loved for ages. Why would I want to do that to people when I know full well I would not like it if it were done to a latina character I loved? Do you not see how there are two standards here? It’s ok when it’s done to a white character, but not okay when it’s done to a character that represents minorities. I’m pretty consistent with my morals. I always ask myself if I’d be okay with it if it were done to me so that I don’t fall into the trap of being a hypocrite. But I don’t see many people doing that in this case and just excusing it. It makes me sad. Anyway, you don’t have to agree with me but I hope I explained myself well.

cc - There are white Africans in Africa these days. What's your excuse now? It takes place in modern Africa doesn't it? White people could live there for all you know. Does my excuse sound poor? Because that's exactly what the excuses people are making for this sound like. If any folklore story that originated in Africa, Mexico, China, etc were to have been altered and made to be played by white people, people would be OUTRAGED and yelling about whitewashing and culture appropriation yet they are cheering for this when the character has been established as white in the Danish story AND as a Disney character for 30+ years. That is my point. Do you not see how blatantly Disney is using race as a marketing tool to sell their movie with controversy that they knew would give them a shield against backlash because they could automatically call anyone "racist" if they were to be upset by the news? It's extremely hypocritical and manipulative.

The folklore originated in Denmark. Denmark is completely surrounded by water. So they are well aware of what oceans/beaches look like. Not all beaches have tropical trees. There are flounders in Denmark. This story is very much a part of their history and culture as they literally have a statue of it to commemorate it in Copenhagen. Disney literally stole their story because it became part of "public domain" and no longer protected by copyright. They did alter it to make it child friendly, but the core story originates from Denmark in the 1800's - period. But I'll indulge everyone and put the fact that this story is part of Danish culture. Disney established the character’s human side as white for 30 years. Even when Ariel turns into a full human, she is white. Isn’t that enough to indicate that this change was made for publicity and that Disney is using race as a tool to get attention for their movie? They could’ve made another movie for Tiana or Moana, or create an entirely new princess for minority groups to look up to. There is no Hispanic princess. But I would never feel okay changing the race of an existing princess to Hispanic just so I could feel better. Established characters in Disney have been loved for ages. (continued...)

part 2: Why would I want to do that to people when I know full well I would not like it if it were done to a Hispanic character I loved? Do you not see how there are two standards here? It’s ok when it’s done to a white character, but not okay when it’s done to a character of color. I’m pretty consistent with my morals. I always ask myself if I’d be okay with it if it were done to me so that I don’t fall into the trap of being a hypocrite. But I don’t see many people doing that in this case and just excusing it. It makes me sad. Anyway, you don’t have to agree with me but I hope I explained myself well.

Hispanic and Latinx are different things orenji, maybe you're not aware of that

Congratulations. Your argument was so poor that you had to nitpick at a detail. People that fall into the Hispanic category are minorities in the United States, which is where I live. EDIT: Since I can't seem to reply to your response, here it is. I go with what the U.S. Census Bureau defines it as. "The ethnonym Hispanic or Latino to refer to "a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin". They are used interchangeably here in the US very often and I hear both of them used constantly amongst other South Floridians.