Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-5367821-20130209055547/@comment-6175354-20130210203125

Fractuared Fairytales wrote: If you can give me a darn good reason for it, I'm not totally against changing a characters background/gender/race etc., but to do it just for the sake of fullfilling a quota is pandering. I'm Native American, myself.. but if they suddenly had Ariel being portrayed by an indian actress, I wouldn't feel racially incorporated, I'd feel like the casting directors were being condescending and pretentious.

(Haha - That said, I have entirely DIFFERENT reasons for not wanted Pocahontas involved... namely that Disney destroyed the real story with their cheesy sappy love version -__-) I understand exactly what you mean. Pandering due to political correctness, is the most condescending thing ever.

Ariel is an icon, because of her red hair. It would be pointless, to change her ethnicity. Unlike with Aurora; Ariel's haircolor, is a representation of her fiery personality.

Totally agree with you, concerning Disney's Pocahontas. While visually stunning, it is a very cheesy film. Plus, having Mel Gibson as the voice of John Smith, was incredibly offensive.