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Disney's live-action film "The Little Mermaid," which has been controversial since the casting of the lead actors, was released last week, and a fight between black and white parents broke out in a theater in the United States.

On the 30th, a video spread on many social media sites in which black and white parents had a big argument while watching The Little Mermaid in a theater.

According to the video, a white child who had been watching the movie for a while said to himself, "You look like a monster," when a black woman sitting in the front row became enraged and protested violently to her parents.

People around her said, "It's just a children's movie," but the black woman's anger didn't subside.



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He yelled and cursed at the white children, saying, "I'm going to ask you directly," and the white parents were impatient and confronted, and the theater filled with young children quickly turned into mayhem.

Children could be heard crying everywhere, and some spectators demanded refunds.


Disney's over-the-top 'PC-ism' turns its back on audiences


Meanwhile, The Little Mermaid, which has been embroiled in controversy for "black washing" even before its release, has been criticized from all corners of the world.

Blackwashing is a term used in comparison to "white washing," which is the practice of unconditionally using white actors in mainstream Hollywood and other Western films, and is a sarcastic expression for the trend of unconditionally featuring people of color, such as blacks, in films in pursuit of racial diversity.

In addition, Disney's recent vocal call for "PCISM" (Political Correctness) has also sparked criticism.



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Disney's Race · Ethnicity · Religion · In order to free themselves from prejudice such as sexism, Ariel, the white mermaid princess with red hair in the original story, was changed to a black person, and many audiences who wanted to reunite with Ariel in their memories were forced to lose their sense of immersion.

The Little Mermaid returns as a live-action movie after 34 years based on the best technology and huge capital, and while there are voices of support for the protagonist, Ariel, breaking the prejudice that she is naturally white, the prevailing mood is that Disney's excessive PC-ism has broken the essence of the film.