# The Little Mermaid is GASP! Black

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 7, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651 "2019-07-07T01:30:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651/221 "2023-09-16T02:38:56Z")

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I haven’t watched the full movie, but I did see _Under the Sea_. In the original, of course, as Sebastian described each of the types of sealife playing a musical instrument we _see_ that on-screen. But in the new version, the lyrics were the same, but Ariel and Sebastian are simply swimming along with fishes, with no attempt at even a hint of making the visuals match the vocals, which I thought was profoundly lame and pointless.

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**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651/222 "2023-09-16T02:40:52Z")

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_And_ ends in a half-baked Christian behavioral lesson for kids.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651/223 "2023-09-17T22:12:53Z")

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> [@StraightTalk](#):
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> I just watched the movie. Everything about Halle Bailey and her performance was spot on.
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> My only complaint is that her hair was not red enough.

My complaint is that when I see her name my brain insists on reading it as Halle Berry.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651/224 "2023-09-17T22:35:20Z")

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> [@Loach](#):
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> My complaint is that when I see her name my brain insists on reading it as Halle Berry.

We need a movie starring Halle Berry, Halle Bailey, Danny Glover, and Donald Glover.

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