ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Halle Bailey’s first major film role, as Ariel in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” has come with big expectations and a racist backlash. But the Grammy-nominated singer isn’t easily deterred. When a little girl embraced her at Disney World in March, Bailey fought hard to keep her composure. As one half of the R&B sibling duo Chloe x Halle, Bailey has serenaded YouTube audiences with renditions of Beyoncé classics and captivated Super Bowl crowds with patriotic anthems. But the 23-year-old Atlanta native grew up idolizing the Disney princess Ariel, never imagining she’d play her. But before young girls could register their joyful reactions to the movie trailer, there was a vicious racist backlash to the announcement that a Black star had been cast as Disney royalty. For Bailey, the experience served as a reminder of the lack of Black princesses in her childhood, and her hope for more Black Disney leads for the next generation. Dealing with racism is part of her reality as a Black woman, she said. Instead, she thinks about what diversity can bring to the Disney tale. “I don’t really let that affect me,” Bailey said in an interview with The New York Times. “I just focus on the positives and the greatness that I’ve been seeing in these beautiful babies’ reactions. That’s what’s special to me.” Tap the link in our bio for the full interview with @hallebailey. Photo by @kbillions」5月25日 8時00分