Will Fleming, whose wife, Dariana Fleming, filmed their daughter Rylie, 2, watching the trailer, said he had admired the rise of the Bailey sisters, who gained fame after covering popular songs on YouTube. The singer Brandy starred in a 1997 made-for-TV film version of “Cinderella,” a remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. In Disney’s nearly 100-year history, there has been only one Black Disney princess - Princess Tiana in “The Princess and the Frog,” a 2009 animated feature starring Anika Noni Rose. Bailey was not made available for comment, but on Twitter wrote that she was “in awe” of the overwhelming response to the trailer. He added, “Lai’Anna said, ‘Did you notice she has braids like we do sometimes?’” “I just know from conversations we’ve had with them that in their own way they wish they had representation in the things they watch and do,” he said. Shanks and the girls talked about the trailer for hours after they watched it on Saturday morning. Shanks said their reaction brought him to tears. “Seeing Halle Bailey as Ariel makes something they love more attainable and relatable.” “Seeing an actual manifestation of something you love and are passionate about makes that thing more realistic and makes you feel included that’s my hope for them,” said Sterling Shanks, who recorded his daughters - Ke’Iona, Lai’Anna, 7, and Ea’Iona, 2 - as they watched the trailer. The reaction videos capture the moment young Black girls watch the trailer, many in their pajamas, and for the first time see a Disney princess who looks like them. Her role signifies one of the few times a Disney princess has been played by a Black lead.
Ariel is played by Halle Bailey, one half of the Grammy-nominated R&B sister duo Chloe x Halle.
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