MacKenzie Smith, the blogger and cookbook author behind @grilledcheesesocial, took the bait, posting an image to her Instagram story with a Little Mermaid (and Rapunzel) hot dog.

Similarly, Halle Bailey’s casting as Ariel in 2023’s “The Little Mermaid” divided fans, who debated the accuracy of casting Bailey – a Black woman – in the role of Ariel, who appeared ...

The Little Mermaid is of course the most recent. Prior to that, ... "Jada Pinkett Smith Cast as Rapunzel in Live-Action Tangled." Mouse Trap News, 5 Aug. 2023, https: ...

Similar racist trolling has happened when other actresses of color have been casted in live-action Disney remakes, like Halle Bailey when she played Ariel in “The Little Mermaid.” “Never ...

Actress Avantika Vandanapu has been at the center of racist social media posts in recent days, reactions to unfounded rumors that she was cast as Rapunzel in a live-action Disney remake of "Tangled." ...