Now Disney's casting has made people complain, and after the protagonist of "The Little Mermaid" became black, belle of the "Beauty and the Beast" musical was also starred by jade Jones, a queer black woman with a larger size.
According to foreign media MSNBC, the casting of Bell in disney opera "Beauty and the Beast" broke through all restrictions, Bell is no longer a white beauty, and the musical version of Belle is starred by a black woman, Jade Jones. Disney said the casting was intended to embody the idea that "beauty encompasses all weight, body type and skin tone."
A little black girl in the audience screamed, "Is this Bell?" "It's not just Black Bell, it's Plus Size Bell, and all little girls can dream of being princesses." Many hailed the musical as revolutionary and subversive, celebrating the arrival of the beautiful black Belle. The theatre director said: "After the performance of the musical, we were shocked by the strong resonance generated by the audience and the outside world. ”
Jed Jones gained thousands of new Instagram followers in four days. She said: "I never thought I could play a Disney princess, never thought I could be involved in a show like this. So excited, I'm making my musical theater dreams come true! ”