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Black parents are posting their kids' reaction to seeing a black actress in 'The Little Mermaid' for the first time

Black parents are posting their kids' reaction to seeing a black actress in

Halle Bailey's debut as Ariel in The Little Mermaid has been extremely well received by little black girls.

Parents of girls who find themselves in Disney's first black princess have taken to social media to share videos of their excited children watching the newly released trailer for the film, which is expected to premiere on May 26, 2023.

The reactions of the children and the happiness of their parents is incredible:

"She's brown," says a little girl.

"When your favorite princess looks like you", writes a parent of another child in the posted video.

In addition, watch some of the videos posted by the parents themselves that show the joy of little girls and boys: