Yara Shahidi Playing Tinkerbell In ‘Peter Pan And Wendy’ Has Internet Trolls Crying ‘Race-Swapping’
Yara Shahidi has made history as the first Black actress to play Tinkerbell in Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy, the studio’s latest live-action adaptation. Now that the trailer has dropped, Disney is getting backlash.
One tweet read, Black Tinkerbell. Black Little Mermaid. Black Cinderella. Brown Snow White. The blackwashing of White culture continues.
Another user added, “What's the point of race-swapping Tinkerbell?”
There were even more cries of “race-swapping,” see the meme below:
The racist backlash is similar to when Halle Bailey was cast as Princess Ariel in a remake of The Little Mermaid.
Yara and Disney are unbothered, and the movie will stream on April 28 on Disney+. The cast also includes Jude Law as Captain Hook, Alexander Molony as Peter Pan, and Ever Anderson as Wendy. David Lowery is the director and the script is co-written by Toby Halbrooks.
Watch below:
