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久しぶりにmy face wwwww

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I was four years old when The Little Mermaid came out. I loved Ariel; she had blue eyes and red hair like me and she was so grown up and pretty. I would sing “Part of Your World” for hours. I made my brothers sing “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the Girl” until they rebelled. I still have my Ariel doll from thirty years ago.

I want black children to love Ariel like I do. I want some little four-year-old black girl, maybe named Nikki, to go, “Ariel looks like me!” I want black kids to sing “Part of Your World” until their families are sick of the song.

Making Ariel black doesn’t take away from Jodie Benson’s Ariel. Halle Bailey isn’t “stealing” anything. She’s adding to the wonder and giving a new generation of little girls a role model.

And the fact is, it truly doesn’t matter if little white girls can identify with a black Ariel or not because white Ariel still exists. Not to mention that black children and other children of color have had to identify with white characters for decades. It won’t kill any white kids to see a black princess for like, the third time ever.

I am so excited for my childhood heroine to be real. I can’t wait to share her with the children in my life. I can’t wait for black kids to love Ariel like I do and see themselves in her.

Ariel is still the Little Mermaid, and she’s going to be part of my world no matter what.

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also i made this jacket to wear to a wedding and i’m pretty proud of it!!!!

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photos from a long walk

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Update: i got the job and am now getting ready to get up at 5am to walk from minami itou back to tokyo in 2 days for fun

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woke up at 6am for a job interview, wish me luck.

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値段見て一瞬頭バグったwww

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I didn’t go to a cafe today :( I need a warm drink in a cozy atmosphere or i will disintegrate :(

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Just found out i have a health check tomorrow for my new job. 心の準備が💦

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my friend bought me a jacket/shirt i was eyeing super hard as a gift with no occasion and i love them 🥺💕 i don’t know how i managed to get such amazing friends 😭

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maybe the only thing i can do to stay sane is buy the yugioh manga in it’s entirety???

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日曜はキッチンカー(ライブ参戦無しww) 今日はステージ❤️ 推し会えるって幸せやー

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ヒプステやっぱ最高❤️❤️❤️❤️先生のファンサで死んだ😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Yesterday’s look

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Cute Japanese sweets based off of paintings by Okuda Gensō.

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I wish the internet would stop trying to diagnose me with autism lolololol