Jodi Benson, Original Voice of 'Little Mermaid,' Defends Halle Bailey

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Jodi Benson, who provided the voice of Ariel in TheLittleMermaid, is showing her support for the casting of Halle Bailey.

"The most important thing is to tell the story. And we have, as a family, we have raised our children, and for ourselves, that we don’t see anything that’s different on the outside," the 57-year-old actress explained at a Florida convention on Saturday, via"I think that the spirit of a character is what really matters," she added."What you bring to the table in a character as far as their heart, and their spirit, is what really counts.

"We need to be storytellers," she said. "And no matter what we look like on the outside, no matter our race, our nation, the color of our skin, our dialect, whether I’m tall or thin, whether I’m overweight or underweight, or my hair is whatever color, we really need to tell the story." was Danish. Ariel...is a mermaid. She lives in an underwater kingdom in international waters and can legit swim wherever she wants ," their post stated."But for the sake of argument, let's say that Ariel, too, is Danish. Danish mermaids can be black because Danish *people* can be black. Ariel can sneak up to the surface at any time with her pals Scuttle and the *ahem* Jamaican crab Sebastian and keep that bronze base tight.

 

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