You know what's funny? Real life animals has more emotion than the animals on the Disney live action remakes. 😂

When I heard that Halle was to play Ariel in the live action, I honestly prayed for her. I know people can be down right hideous but especially toward black feminine presenting people.🤷🏿‍♀️ Halle was perfect for the role, she definitely captured that unbridled curiosity and her voice is magical I haven't stopped singing part of your world since I saw it.

@dshyon

Жыл бұрын

I would respectfully disagree especially with "Part of Your World". The song is supposed to feel melanchonic based on the context but didn't sound that way at all. She is a very technically gifted singer but I wouldn't say she captured the "unbridled curiosity" of the original Ariel. I felt her dynamics were all over the place where she tries to emulate Jodi Benson in some parts and then abruptly changes to her own original style. It would've been better if she stuck to her own color and style but Jodi Benson is a pretty high bar to meet in terms of embodying Ariel’s character.

@zhangliyi

11 ай бұрын

I'm cringing at black feminine presenting ppl just say black women damn you Twitter weirdos aren't the majority of the population

@diplaielignay1180

11 ай бұрын

As a teenager who’s favorite Disney princess was Ariel, this movie healed my inner child🫶

What bothered me about The Little Mermaid remake’s theatrical run wasn’t that people were mad that Halle got the role. People are allowed to not want to see the film because she doesn’t look just like the cartoon. Just ignore the release and let people who are enjoying the film, have a good time. No, literally every good post about this film was met with negative reactions. Then there was the review bombing that got so out of hand that it became super obvious that none of those people saw the film. There’s three little mermaid films and a show that these people could watch and show their kids. Instead, they chose to attack a women that’s very unproblematic and sweet to boot. This right here is where I point at the ugliness in people.

@username-fo2ov

Жыл бұрын

One thing that made me refrain from watching the movie was because my brother told me that Halle didn't want to film underwater and so her hair movement under water wasn't complimented very well in the film because they used CGI.

@lovers8811

Жыл бұрын

@@username-fo2ov that's disappointing that your brother would lie to you. all of the water scenes were not filmed in the water, but there are scenes that are.

@aaronmontgomery2055

Жыл бұрын

I just generally don't watch films meant for children especially remakes of films I have already seen. However I don't have children so I would think it be odd for an adult to watch a children's film with no critical merit.

The film actually did well in Japan. It made top spot and much of the public opinion started to shift when they saw that her talent was what got her the role. The video of Halle singing with Japanese subtitles has a ton of positive comments praising her and the film. It’s just sad that South Korea once again shows that they got work to do when it comes to basic respect. I don’t care that they think that she’s ugly but some of the stuff said was offensive to not just Halle but to the black race as a whole. I’m also aware that some Koreans loved the film but if they spoke out, they would get flamed online. Smh

@d10146

Жыл бұрын

No, the whole issue is overblown propaganda. South Korea didn't even have the lowest box office in Asia compared to other countries. Countries like Japan and Philippines barely did better than it in the box office and they have like 2-3 times bigger population. There are multiple countries with bigger population that did much lower. Furthermore, Black Panther did very well in South Korea. Spider-Verse film with Miles Morales also did very well in South Korea. I find it highly funny South Korea was specifically targeted when Little Mermaid wasn't a major success overseas in general. In fact it flopped in India, Vietnam and Thailand and did poorly in many European countries. Yet the media is targeting only on Korea and China.

Thank you for acknowledging Big Bang and 2NE1 and not default to BTS as the OGs of Kpops globalization. They definitely werent the first or only but goddammit they need some respect for the path they carved for KPop.

@edparkvp5465

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for acknowledging my intention.

@mikkiboflove

Жыл бұрын

​@EdParkVP Of course Ed!

Oh man, hearing how Mariel planned your guys Japan trip would be a gift haha.

@musinglaiying

Жыл бұрын

Yes agreed! Will be going later this year and would appreciate it!!

Didn't expect it underperform internationally, but also didn't expect it to overperform domestically this well; Mermaid has strong legs in the box office; Mermaid is now officially greenlit for a sequel and an animated series based on Halle Bailey. Mermaid second weekend, #1 in Japan despite competition "incredible 35% hold" and surpassing 0.5 billion next week worldwide; strong legs in the box office; only dropping 45% on 4th weekend domestically.

The Little Mermaid did better than Shang Chi in China because Shang Chi was never release in China 😂

I am a massive fan of the Bailey sisters since their KZread days. I’ve listened to a lot their songs since 2016. I was psyched when Beyonce took them under her wing. I was also heaps excited when they were on Grownish. I’ve always viewed Halle as a pure, wholesome, sweet songbird. Everything you expect in Disney Ariel. (BTW- Disney already took so many liberties with the fairytale. The random Jamaican crab? And the mermaid was never named Ariel, and she was meant to DIE.) My only concern was that Halle’s too pure, and that Eric might be some 30-something-year old veteran. (Fears averted, lol. She’s 22 now, and the Eric actor’s like 26, so all good.) So I was so excited, knowing how beautiful her voice is. And!!! She is BEAUTIFUL. I LOVED her as Ariel. I really felt that she embodied the very spirit of Ariel who I got to know as a little girl. It’s so sad and upsetting that my experience and enjoyment is ruined because people just reduced the whole conversation around the film as a race debate.

교포 here: literally had a conversation with a friend from Seoul about this. I told her I wanted to go watch in while I was in Korea, she said she didn’t want to go because she didn’t look like the animated version. She said she didn’t like that they casted a black girl. She straight said: “Yeah, I know, I’m prejudiced.”

@VangKevinCatfish

Жыл бұрын

you have a horrible friend, and I didn't know that one person can represent a whole nation.

@mr.person1219

Жыл бұрын

At least you're friend was straight up

I only seen it briefly pop up on Tik Tok, but it be cool if you can discuss the discourse between Filipinos and Filipino Americans about "not being Filipino enough"

@shairaabshire

Жыл бұрын

This is true. I moved to the Philippines when I was 15 and my classmates would bully me and tell to go back to America because I didn't know the language and when I tried to learn they would make fun of me.

Honestly can listen two you both speak for days!! Love the insight and perspective you guys bring to many of these topics. It's a chill vibe here and I'm here to stay 😊

Loved this pod! Also love the idea of bringing Mariel on for Japan travel knowledge, I’m very interested as I’m thinking of going too :) Also I enjoyed The Little Mermaid, I’m the same where I don’t enjoy live actions over the originals but this one was a pleasant surprise that grew on me, Halle was a wonderful Ariel, and as a kids movie overall it was great (and dare I say one of the better Disney live actions if not best so far)

The ending statement from Ed is so true! Awesome episode!

Genius Brain Sundays are my favorite

I don’t think it’s as deep ppl make it she auditioned for the role was the best singer and got it nobody had an “agenda” its not virtue signaling she was just the most talented that’s it. everyone too up their bs false political intellectual ass.

@hungrychat7304

Жыл бұрын

Every time black people get into something great, it's an agenda. Us getting into a university is also some sort of agenda to them. It's just racism

@CircadianRhythmm

Жыл бұрын

@@TB-tc5zb too late someone was already called white panther in the MCU 😂

39:00 he's def gonna regret saying that in like 5 seconds lmaooooo

Great episode! Loved it👍

Korean ironman would call Tony Park 😂😂

A lot of ppl only bring up how we should do african folk stories or whatever instead when shit like this happens. When we have black movies, those same ppl aren't going out to watch it. Also, this is America and an American film, I'm not sure why they keep bringing up African stories when it pertains to my people. Just fucking strange and gives microagressions.

@Syn741

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. No one is asking anyone to "do African folk story" just have a new character with their own story. And I have no problem watching "black movies". Funny thing between you and me is that you call them "black movies" I just call them movies. I watch them all the same. I mean, if you are fine piggy backing off white people stories, then so be it, I guess. I'm very sure you would have a problem if disney White wash the whole cast of black panther. But then again it's "just fucking strange and gives microagressions" I guess 🤷🏻‍♂️

Uploaded 9 minutes ago?! This is the earliest I've been! Let's go let's go!!!!!

49:41 Here’s another one. They make rice using measuring cups instead of using their fingers 😂

David so right about the food part. This is also happening in Vietnam. "Influancers" are ruining food culture.

You’re a real one David 🫡

Akawfina rap was David's favorite part

Little mermaid is my favorite Disney princess!! Was so happy going to see it and happy whole watching it and happy after watching it (live action) I was just wondering why they made Ariel side kicks (scuttle, sebatian, and flounder) more scarier than Ursula lol

I don’t know if you can talk about it for a whole podcast or just a small segment here but please share your feelings on the live action, one piece trailer teaser!

@Dtzeo503

Жыл бұрын

The only anime live action that i'll approve of is Rurouni Kenshin.

David going at Keith Lee is hilarious

@SoySaucePapi_

Жыл бұрын

Keith Lee outta pocket for that

David being a real g for letting us know how to find the good spots

“Spectrum vs spectrum who has the best wifi?!” 😂 David, i was drinking water…wtf man, took me out 😂😂😂

I'm so glad both David and Ed shared my immediate thoughts hearing the food critic's opinion about LA. I learned that no matter the person or their status, they can have the most ignorant uneducated opinion and stand uncontested because no one is willing to genuinely tell them any different. Sad reality, but it's also the era of "hot takes" for attention too which definitely got David riled up which was probably the main PR goal. Don't give in. Keith can go find his own food in skid row to talk shit about 😂😂😂

49:00 I think the reason why some people enjoy celebrating Asian Heritage Month, for instance, is to address the achievements and accomplishments of people who are ethnically Asian. Historically, cultural imperialism has erased or glossed over many stories from such communities. It is an attempt to build a bridge of trying to regain those lost voices. It celebrates achievements previously never recognized and addresses the social inequity ethnically Asian people have faced historically. It is an important month, especially since when I was growing up, any deviation from the typical-caucasian features was an invitation for social bullying. For me, that month is a symbolic manifestation of not that I should be proud of myself per see, but that it is okay to have a face that is not Eurocentric and that I deserve to occupy the space just as much as any other person.

Lmaoo you talking about Keith Lee I’m dead.

As a Korean adoptee that hallway story is crazyyyy lol. Also weird how there was a school with mostly Asian adoptees like it's usually the opposite.

54:21 "No matter how the wind blows, the mountain can not bow to it."- Mulan 1998

The cgi after avatar actually changed my mind about watching the little mermaid 😂😂😂

I was thinking, he has to be talking about Keith Lee, and then David said he’s Kevin lee’s brother 🤣

Haha so true about jersey, its tough out here. We have to travel to nyc for good food, unfortunately.

Love the podcast as usual. My dad would tell me how Asians didn't rock with black people. But, I found your channel way back when you were with Dr. Ngabo a lot and I thought hmm maybe the world isn't so sh*tty after all 😆. Colorism is very prevalent in many countries, especially those with a colonial background or historical caste system. " We don't mind the culture, just hold the melanin." Keith is cool, but people get so culty on the internet it is hard to have any sort of opposing opinion.

@aaronmontgomery2055

Жыл бұрын

Why did Black Panther do so well though in China and other Asian nations? When looking at cases like this we should look at reasons without bias. For China it seems more like the anti disney policy that the government has been running.

Not the Keith Lee reviews 😂😂😂😂

The little "Mirmiad" definitely sucks

YOO pls do a podcast with your wife explaining the planning of Japan and what you did! I’m going next year to capture photographs out there! 🔥 oh and of course eat hella food 🍱

I think the issue with Diversity and representation in America is that it is specifically Race orientated and a lot of Americans don't know the difference between Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and Culture. That's why people get Categorized into Racial groups. Whereas in the rest of the world not one really gives a shit about Race...

south koreans love Kpop but not the black people that they plagirized from

@WeaponOfMyDestructio

Жыл бұрын

Unless they want to piss off their Dad

@d10146

Жыл бұрын

kpop takes inspiration from every music genre. kpop also has its own original element and creativity that Koreans built. It's hilarious how Blacks try to take the entire credit for kpop lmao. Keep crying i guess.

David is so awesome I love him hopefully one day we can meet him ☺️

I would LOVE for you guys to watch and review Elemental. I think the nuances and unsaid things said out loud would intrigue you both. I would also like to see if you see it as my family deduced it; Fire = Asian (probably Muslim), Water = White, Air = Black, and Earth = Latin.

When I look for restaurant recommendations in Tokyo, I use 食べログ. Unfortunately, you’ll need to know how to read Japanese for it though. The rating system is based off of a five point system with their own individual scores: food/taste, service, atmosphere, cost, drinks. A good restaurant is usually a 3-3.5 star rating. I don’t think there’s currently any 5 star reviews on 食べログ (this includes Michelin Star rated restaurants)

Outside of the US Little Mermaid is doing pretty poor in most markets, it's going to lose money so for CNN to blame it on racism in China/Korea is unfair. Black Panther, Encanto, Coco, Aladdin and many other big Disney movies with POC in the lead or the whole cast are all well received and made big money in Korea. Yes some racism is going on here but this not the only reason the movie is failing.

@d10146

Жыл бұрын

The whole issue is overblown propaganda. South Korea didn't even have the lowest box office in Asia compared to to other countries. Countries like Japan and Philippines barely did better than it in the box office and they have like 2-3 times bigger population. There multiple countries with bigger population that did much lower. Furthermore, Black Panther did very well in South Korea. I find it highly funny South Korea was specifically targeted when Little Mermaid wasn't a major success overseas in general. Now all the racist Black people come out in the comments talking bad about Korea.

Didn't recognise David in the thumbnail, dude you're looking good!

Best food in Jersey imo is at around Palisides Park but that’s mostly just Korean food lmaooo

Puss in Boots 2 and Super Mario Bros are both kids movie. One is legit good, one is legit made for Shortbus Americans.

David you look like my 아 들. He’ll be 28. I’m 44 and just want to say that I’ve been a fan for a long time. And I miss seeing you post music videos.

Tbh Keith lee always says his opinions are HIS opinions but he does great for the communities and asks his viewers what to eat. Not his fault that his viewers suggest the basic shit. He really needs u to show him around LA where the good food is!

Agreed. Halle is an amazing singer and actress but the movie was so underwhelming. I did not like it. I felt the animated version was much better and it's not even my favorite Disney movie

Why is the media focused on China and Korea but it actually flopped in India, Vietnam and Thailand shoot it did poorly in many European countries?

@d10146

Жыл бұрын

That's what I'm saying. The whole issue is overblown propaganda to hate on Korea... South Korea didn't even have the lowest box office in Asia compared to to other countries. Countries like Japan and Philippines barely did better than it in the box office and they have like 2-3 times bigger population. There multiple countries with bigger population that did much lower. Furthermore, Black Panther did very well in South Korea. I find it highly funny South Korea was specifically targeted when Little Mermaid flopped in so many other countries.

Bro if anyone ever dose the shelter food reviews they should all be GLOWING reviews like their reviewing 5 star restaurant, no matter what it is, like a sketch. "Ah... the beautiful fatty notes of these pork and beans takes me back to the hills of Germany..." Call it Homeless for the Hardy! 😂

Can David take me to hole in the wall spots in L.A.?! Please!! 🥺 Lol

4:20 Lol bro that boy girl product shit is wild wrong. As a kid I saw Disney as NEUTRAL until the context of the IP was connected to it (Minnie Mouse for girls buzz light year for boys etc.) idk wth your talking about them “girling up” marvel and I feel this was the case for most ppl and their general audiences.

@edparkvp5465

Жыл бұрын

When were you describing yourself as a kid? Because I'm talking about the 80's and 90's. After the 1999 Disney moved on from musicals and princesses and did more boy centric materials. Buzz lightyear is Pixar, Disney bought Pixar in 2006. Their first female lead film is Brave in 2012, who is considered a Disney Princess. For me, Darkwing Duck was cool, but he or anything on the disney channel in the 90's wasn't close to the market on Fox Kid's.

@CircadianRhythmm

Жыл бұрын

@@edparkvp5465 true I understand your opinion now. well I’m a 90s kid so by the end I was old enough to consume the classics from the decade as a whole and what I think about from my childhood that support what I’m saying is homeward bound, flubber, Hercules, Tarzan and cool runnings. Now while all of them aren’t animation and they all weren’t multimillion making movies none of them were marketed specifically towards girls and still amassed a cult following for viewers such as myself. So I always viewed Disney like I said as neutral unless it was something specifically catered towards girls or whatever. I think in general what has amassed them so much wealth is to be able to create multiple IPs that can cater to multiple demographics and age groups not just because they swerved at one point or another but because that was always the direction it was heading in which just generated more and more capital.

@edparkvp5465

Жыл бұрын

@@CircadianRhythmm define 90's kid.

There’s literally countless fictional stories from every culture in the world; Disney should adapt some traditional Caribbean myth into childrens movies like they literally did with the Little Mermaid. Its literally just a lazy cash grab imo. They made Ariels sisters racially diverse, which ironically implies that King Triton had a bunch of wives and sidechicks

You would think that because of all the horrible reviews the live action movies get from Disney they would stop wasting money on them.... Disney can't seem to get the hint. The Little Mermaid got beat by Across the Spider-Verse which should be a sign to Disney to stop this live action cash grab altogether. Also would love a Japan info video ;)

David x Keith Lee collab

bruh... that jamacian accent on the crab was a huge pain point among other things in the movie.

LA has great food. Just the fear of being in the wrong hood to go 😂

Wanna see this interview with this por star having an emotional break down. Put it on patren

So David is taking about Keith lee 😂😂😂

Imagin Black Panther with a white dude. nah..

Haha…I never felt ashamed of being Chinese, because I love the food and culture. I love the Cantonese language, because it’s so funny. Growing up in the 90s, and I actually didn’t really faced racism. Maybe one teacher, she sent me to detention for playing cards, but she didn’t send my friend (Not Chinese). She rolled her eyes at me after I left the classroom once. I knew about it, because my friend saw it. She didn’t really talked to the Chinese students, and she grouped us together for projects. She was horrible teacher and she made her TA teach her class most of the time. She would always pop into my other classes and talked to my male teachers, while they were trying to teach a class. One of my Chinese classmate said this Chinese phrase about her: She has big head with no brain, so grass grows in there 😂 I had a good childhood growing up in California, even though I didn’t have much money. My family and I lived in one room (with parents and siblings) when we started living in America. Things got better and better for us. I have been traveling in Japan, and I am not that crazy about fish market. I been to the one in Tokyo, Kyoto and Kanazawa, and my favorite one is Kanazawa. The prices are cheaper and I found one shop with good sushi. In Tokyo, I actually like this small sushi shop, where you have to stand, while you eat. You order and the sushi chef make it for you right on the spot. My favorite restaurants were the ones that I found by myself. I was not impressed by the KZreadr ones, and I only tried a few of the recommendations. One ramen really good ramen shop was recommended by the hotel receptionist. I found a really good burger place by accident because I was hungry, and I didn’t want to queue for ramen. Sometimes some malls in Japan has really good food. Part of traveling, some good and not so good experiences, and it has been pretty good overall.

24:55 "the one on 6th is where all the Chinese people go to and the one on Western is where all the Koreans go to" 😅😅😅 guilty as charged. And i didn't even know 😅😅😅 because i go to the one on Western. I only go to the Western one because it's closer and the parking isn't as bad compared to 6th.

@edparkvp5465

Жыл бұрын

I only made this observation because I hate parking on 6th too.

The crazy thing about Fox News putting that story out is these are same people talking about banning CRT bc it makes white children feel bad. 😂😂😂😂 like bro, let's slip it in while King Triton is blowing up Ariels treasure room.😂😂😂 I watched it and I have to say as a kids movie, I gave it a 6 or 7/10. I liked it over all. I disliked that they used a non Caribbean voice actor to play Sebastián and then in interviews hes trying to say that the accent doesn't matter bc its a made up crab. I hated the new song for Eric and the bird. I didn't really like Halle's add libs on Under the Sea. I physically cringed in theater several times. But Halle was amazing. Her acting even while just using facial expressions was very good.

there is a movie about the real life pocahontas, its called the new world by terrence malick starring colin farrell and christian bale

i'm a bit skeptical when they make live action movies of disney classics. out of all the live action disney movies so far, i think i only liked mulan. the only reason why i didn't like the little mermaid was because the cgi was horrible, it bothered me the most because i had dabbled in 3d animation myself (over 10 years ago), the opening scene with king triton and all the daughters irked me the most in terms of how it looked. the nostalgia of growing up with the animated version, the story changed. halle bailey played her role well. however, its ok being a children's film. i watched my niece watching the movie, she's 7, she enjoyed it enough at the moment, but she doesn't remember the movie. almost all disney animated movies were all based on such sad and dark stories by hans christian anderson for his dying son as bedtime stories. i have that book with all of those stories. these stories were written in the 1800s. as for the live action mulan movie, it was based on the long poem (the ballad of mulan). i actually enjoyed this film because it was done differently from other disney movies, it wasn't a musical piece, it had more action, and it wasn't as much of a princess movie/damsel in distress, and a little more realistic. it didn't follow the animated movie because it was written differently from like centuries and centuries ago. it wasn't meant to be a children's film, i felt it targeted the older generation with knowledge of watching all of the versions of mulan as a chinese drama. There's so many. as an abc myself, i enjoyed the historical aspect of it. going back on the history of this women that joined the army and lived basically like a man, they knew she was a female, it took her like over 25 years to become a general. based on books and context alone, there are so many versions. as my opinion, like you said, from my stand point as a parent, as an artist, as an avid reader, as a gen x person, and as an open minded person, everyone is entitled to their opinions. we should all take these so called critiques with a grain of salt and not be so butt hurt. all my artworks when i was in college were all critiqued by my peers as well as my professors and staff in the art department, you may not agree, but sometimes those critiques help you to make your stuff better.

For me The Little Mermaid suffers from the same thing all the live action Disney movies suffer from. It feels like Disney but something feels off. It's like drinking zero sugar coke after you know how regular coke tastes.

If Asia was that important for them to make money than they should have catered to their taste.

I drink so much ‘Red-Bull’, I’m surprised it hasn’t gone classic yet. The flavor is so eclectic; it’s never the same taste certain days. I enjoy it when it taste creamy. I thought they’d go; jelly bean; chocolate flavored. Or a; supposed to be; creamy series limited time flavors. The energy totally exists. You have to control and accept those jitters and let it energize your day. I love ‘Red-Bull’, and it’s not because of that, ‘Yes-Man’, movie. That movie might be a little of the reason why I even thought of bingeing on that highly caffeinated swiggy drank. My weight loss is all thanks to one of the most classic energy drinks ever. I cann’t get down with the sugar-free stuff. It makes me sleepy instead of energized. Maybe it’s a sex aid or some, but I do not feel stoked and up and ready to get at it. I like to imagine that recycling those cans promotes healthy lifestyles and ethical study habits.

46:45 Asians in Asia still openly hate one another over nationality, while Asians in America had no choice but to work in solidarity with one another because they understood they would always be seen as “Asian” regardless of their national origin by American society. That humbles you to be empathetic toward other groups facing racism, which is why some of the comments coming from Asia are straight up shocking to read because you realize you’re ahead of a conversation that others are just now tuning into

Te amo dabeed

42:42 Facts. It's not like "The Princess and the Frog," where it highlights the plight of being an underclass black woman trying to get her own business (its also a Disney animated movie that has an actual city/state as its setting), or Pocahontas (self-explanatory). This character couldn't possibly exist. It's a fish person. They can look like any-fkn-thing.

You gotta get kith lee on the pod

54:59

is little mermaid the same as sirens from the past

People love Keith Lee because he seems like a nice guy and gives some family business good reviews. But his Fans IDOLIZE him. it’s kinda ridiculous, Nobody is above critique specially a FOOD CRITIC!

I think the girl is Evelyn Lin

Has David gone to Vietnam yet? I know he was planning to go before COVID etc... should be interesting if he does go.

Keep the video David. She seems unpredictable and ready to throw you under the bus.

Lol im gyopo and more open minded but my korean fam is all hella racist so im not surprised from the title 😅

I have no issues with Halle and a Black Ariel. My issue is the changing of the story and character's character for the sake of the movie. It loses the power in story and the lesson. I don't like that. Halle from what I have seen is a great actress and singer. That being said, I agree with China saying "show the stories that are from the culture and diaspora, not change the old stories". I honestly want to see more legit stories that don't follow this "political correctness". Even the Woman King was more interesting and led to me learning more than the new Little Mermaid. Sigh

44:52 A lot of black people are saying this have been for years, they don't listen, they want to start drama.

BTW akwafina did amazing lol. LOVE HER

when they do live action of animation it often loses the magic that animation creates.

dude u look just like a youtuber named Ahnestly

is she Honey Moon / KoreaRose?

I thought Aladdin was really good! I was surprised by how much I loved it. And Mulan was a disappointment for me. Total let down. The worst live animation. I actually haven’t seen The Little Mermaid yet either. 🙈

IS HE TALKING ABOUT KEITH LEE?????????????

David talking about influencers in Japan is so true. So basic and repetitive. If i have to see another dumb video about Ichiran ramen and introverts, imma lose my mind.

Ok I'm gonna be COMPLETELY non-complacent and unbiased here.. alot of the criticism for the black The Little Mermaid are actually pretty reasonable and valid. Its not always coming from the racist logic like many right wingers who idolize Ben Shapiro and masturbate to The Daily Wire spreading propaganda like they always do. The new live-action film is just completely unnecessary, as it obviously shows that its trying to push a false sense of diversity down our throats. Remember that Disney, Netflix and so many others lately aren't trying to make movies that are decently good and make sense, they're pushing all this content to further alienate people from having valid opinions about anything. Although it is definitely not valid for actual dumb racists to bend it to their agenda, you gotta admit that the latter just needs an excuse to answer every logical argument by labeling those who don't agree with film as racist/bigot/sexist all that BS. The new Little Mermaid since its fiction, I get it, you can fantasize and be creative as much as you want, but there is still historical significance to it but not for reasons for the sake of supposed "gate-keeping". What if we took a fictional character that was historically African or black and replaced it with a white one or some other race? I'm pretty sure noone would be happy about that. This isn't the Cleopatra film coming out that is obviously historically and morally wrong, but I keep seeing a toxic pattern where these loopholes keeping existing and people making films like these don't have the best interest in mind at all. Pandering pockets keep getting filled up so long as bringing chaos and social unrest is how they aim to maximize profits as they could care less about who their true audience is. I'm refusing to watch not because I want a white mermaid instead of a black one, but because its always going to fall into the same controversial trap and divide people than experiencing genuine enjoyment.

Kevin Lee hasn't been in the Ufc in some time. He was overrated. And he spread pink eye at Tristar MMA .

I'm about to have people come for me but I don't care, why can't we have original stories instead of recycled black versions? To me it's like saying; hey, I'm eating hamburger but I noticed you don't have any so let me take the chewed up meat out of my mouth and make you a sandwich on fresh bread. I don't want a 'recycled/used' character. I want something original.

Smh..

@AYoutubechannel1448

10 ай бұрын

Anyone can say ..it's not there Race too. And I liked The Mermaid a Chinese movie by a called Director Stephen Chow. It's good to be back on KZread after four months. David have Terrytv on show. He's a Korean American KZreadr. ..I haven't watch him for years so I don't know what he's up too. However, I know you like to have new friends on your channel. Keep up on doing good job. Ty for reading this.

Hey David, You should invite Jade Kim as a guest she is a very cool person and very attractive!! 🙂

As a east asian, i didn't give the little mermaid a go because I found disney's move to change the race kind of racist. The fact that they had to race swap a character from an original storyline, gives me an impression that black people don't deserve their own story line and they had to piggy back on someone else's story just so disney can fulfil a " quota", which is extremely distasful IMO.

@hungrychat7304

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a weird mindset

@Syn741

Жыл бұрын

@@hungrychat7304 explain?

@alecpure636

Жыл бұрын

Lil mermaid isn’t specific to one race 🤦🏾🤦🏾 mermaids are just another version of human

@Syn741

Жыл бұрын

@Alec Pure the original says otherwise with only white mermaids. I mean, if you are fine, piggy backing on white stories go ahead. Be more prideful of your own people. Kind of ironic that I'm not even black, but I'm pushing for more unique black representation stories, where as you, who push for a reskin of stories that don't belong to you in the first place. That's so weird.

@domslayer1877

Жыл бұрын

@@Syn741 he never said he was pushing for reskins. Thats something you just made up about him. Im pretty sure most black people don’t want reskins of other characters either.