Every time it came up
Discussion of the live-action remake and the casting choice
Kyle · unverified● neutral
“I couldn't care less that they made the Little Mermaid black. I just don't want to watch the fucking little mermaid”
Discussion of live-action remake and recasting of the lead character with different ethnicity.
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“i don't know it's just like they took it away yeah no i i never thought of that but i bet every little girl has her own little like disney princess perhaps that she relates to”
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“My family has this connection to little mermaid that's not abnormal because hope had red hair”
Discussion of problematic age dynamics in Disney princess movies, specifically The Little Mermaid's 16-year-old protagonist and her relationship with an adult prince
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“Yeah, and he would have been thrown in jail.”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“I think the Little Mermaid's 16, by the way, when she fucking gets some fake legs and goes and fucks that prince.”
Discussion of casting a Black actress in the live-action remake, debate about core story elements
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · news/off-topic, not scored
“If Rapunzel was cast as a black person, the whole thing is about her long silky hair that like grows down a tower and lets someone climb up and save her. I think something like that. Can't be kinky hair. You can't recast”
Discussion of underwater combat and Ursula's magical powers, relating to how strong merfolk would be in warfare
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“And that was a good one. I like”
Discussion of live-action remake with different casting
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I have a ginger kid right and uh like she was she dressed up as Halloween and Little Mermaid like four times by the time she was 18”
Woody · likely● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“Black Little Mermaid is totally fine with me let's but I don't but you can melt rocks”
Brief discussion of casting choices in the remake
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I don't care that he gets sued uh you know what it's not they're gonna lock him up or something I won't watch Lord of the Rings though I just won't”
Discussion of the live-action remake with a Black actress in the lead role
Kyle ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I just don't care that the little mermaid is uh is black”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I don't care about the little mermaid I I guess I guess what I care about is that the little mermaid isn't a ginger”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“I don't care that she's black I just think she's ugly that's the one ugly television”