- Trevor Noah recently lambasted “online racists” for mocking Halle Bailey
- He went on to explain, “Once again, a bunch of internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a Black person.”
- He further referred it as ridiculous
Trevor Noah recently lambasted “online racists” for mocking the hiring of Black US singer Halle Bailey in the lead role in Disney’s live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid.
On Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show, Noah displayed news footage claiming that the film’s initial teaser earned 1.5 million dislikes on YouTube, primarily due to the black actress playing Ariel in the film.
He went on to explain, “Once again, a bunch of internet racists are upset that a fictional character is being played by a Black person.”
Noah mentioned that Finding Nemo is also a Black story which is about “a fish who can’t find his dad”.
“Honestly, I don’t know what the big deal is. You guys realise that Nemo was black, too, right? That whole movie was about a fish who can’t find his dad. I can say that ’cause my dad left, and he’s white, so who’s racist now?” quipped the host.
Noah jokingly said, “This is so ridiculous. I mean of course The Little Mermaid is Black. Everyone whose name starts with ‘Little’ is Black.”
The host jested, “If you heard there’s a woman named Little Mermaid, you’d just assume she’s on a track with Cardi B.”
“I hope this scandal doesn’t overshadow the rest of the movie. The Little Mermaid is a beautiful story about a young woman changing her core identity to please a man,” he added.
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