Female characters who are associated with water can't catch a break can they. First it was Water Type Pokemon Trainer Nessa being “whitewashed” and people outraging. And now we got Ariel being blackwashed and people...praising it?

Now of course there’s people complaining about Disney choice in making Ariel black in the new live action movie, but they’re not as loud as when Nessa was “whitewashed”. The thing that hurts me the most is the double standard that comes with this whole debate. It’s okay to blackwash a white character, but not okay to whitewash a black character? Pick one. It’s either okay for every character, or no character.

Now my whole stance on this is that it’s okay to white or black wash a character if that character isn’t an actual character. Let me explain. Batman. I’m fine with him being black, but I’m not okay with Bruce Wayne being black. Bruce Wayne is a white guy, while Batman is a costume. So if you want to make a black Batman, you’ll have to change his name for me to accept it. I’m pretty sure the people who are okay with Ariel being black, wouldn’t be okay with Luke Cage being white :/.

This Cyborg right here! Now that's just wrong!

A Twitter user by the name ViciousTrunk  drew a beautiful black Ariel. Now the drawings are great and amazing, but to make this okay with me, I would like her name to be changed. Instead of making Ariel black, why not just make another little mermaid? Why does she have to be Ariel, why no Arielna The Little Mermaid. Why do we have to make Ariel, who was white, with red hair, a black girl?

Are you okay with Ariel being black in the new live action movie? Do you think they should make a completely different little mermaid that isn't Ariel? Is this movie going to be a flop? Tell us in the comments.