Black girls saw the black "Little Mermaid" for the first time.

That's how they reacted

A new TikTok trend is sweeping the United States, in which parents of black girls are filming them reacting to the new trailer for the movie "The Little Mermaid" in which a black actress stars as Ariel the mermaid.

The girls react with surprise and excitement.

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13/09/2022

Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 08:59 Updated: 09:12

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@jendayis682 Do you understand how it feels for our babies to see themselves in the fairy tales that the world said wasn't made for them.

Say what you want and complain all you want. I hear nothing over the joy and excitement this little girl has over seeing a person that represents her.

#littlemermaid #MarleyGraceWORLD #littlemermaid2023 #blackgirlrepresentation #BlackGirlSeeThemselves ♬ original sound - JendayiS

It is impossible not to be moved to tears: a new Tiktok trend is sweeping the United States, in which parents of black girls are filming them reacting to the new trailer for the movie "The Little Mermaid" in which a black actress stars as Ariel the mermaid.

In the videos, the girls are seen shocked and excited as soon as the image of the Little Mermaid - and the black one - appears in the trailer.

@mrshannonlanier #LittleLaniers #reaction to #thelittlemermaid #blackmermaid @hallebailey @disney THANK YOU 4 this.

it means the #world to so many!

#blackexcellence #fyp #fypシ #trending #viral #HalleBailey #littlemermaid #Disney ♬ original sound - MrShannonLanier

@fiyamoria #thelittlemermaid #thelittlemermaidtrailer #littlemermaidreaction #blackprincess✊?

♬ original sound - FiyaMoria

@lundinbridge #blackariel #mermaid #blackmagic #Blackgirlmagic #autism #spectrum #happyseptember ♬ original sound - Janell Brown

But not only girls look excited as part of this trend.

Even older black women who didn't grow up on black Disney characters were shocked, surprised and excited when they first saw the trailer for the live-action version of Disney's smash hit The Little Mermaid.

@korrisworld Mannnn I almost cried?

#thelittlemermaid #halleberry #thelittlemermaidhallebailey #blackmermaid #blackprincess #fyp ♬ Love You So - The King Khan & BBQ Show

And this is the trailer for the movie:

The role of the little mermaid is played in this innovation by the actress Hallie Bailey, who takes part in a musical group together with her sister.

In addition, she participates in the series "Such an adult"

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