Let's talk about the Little Mermaid and relatability....
Belle of the Ranch
Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 14 September 2022
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Let's talk about the Little Mermaid and relatability....
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| 0:00.0 | Well, howdy there internet people, let's bow again. So today we are going to talk about |
| 0:06.1 | the little mermaid again. If you don't know the the new version of the Little Mermaid, the Mermaid will be black. |
| 0:18.9 | A trailer for the movie recently came out and it has caused a stir. |
| 0:27.8 | And it prompted a message and I kind of want to go through it. |
| 0:35.1 | The first video I ever watched from you was the one about the Little Mermaid. |
| 0:38.9 | I watched a few others since then, but I saw you tweet about the Little Mermaid and thought I'd ask a question. |
| 0:45.4 | Your first video talked about the original story of the Little Mermaid and how that's so different |
| 0:51.3 | from the Disney version that people can't be upset about |
| 0:54.2 | them changing aerial from white to black. Now if you don't know, pause this real quick, |
| 0:59.2 | if you don't know, the original story of the Little Mermaid is messed up. |
| 1:06.6 | Ariel does not get a happy ending, okay? |
| 1:09.0 | It is drastically different from the Disney version. |
| 1:14.0 | But I didn't grow up with the old story. |
| 1:17.0 | I grew up with Disney's. |
| 1:19.0 | I have red hair and she was relatable to me and I loved her sense of wonder and it encouraged me to be more open and curious. |
| 1:28.0 | The way she gave up her world for love made me want to be brave. I think your curious George Hat and stuffy means you |
| 1:37.2 | might understand. I just don't see the purpose in changing her race in the |
| 1:42.2 | movie. I love this movie so much I |
| 1:44.8 | named my daughter Ariel. She like me is red-headed. Now that's not going to be |
| 1:50.5 | the iconic thing about Ariel. Maybe I'm being selfish because I'm attached to the |
| 1:56.4 | red hair aerial, but why change her race? |
| 2:05.0 | Okay. So, the relatability thing, to me that's always been weird. I don't know why a character has to look like you to be |
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