"Beauty and the Beast" musical casting makes people complain about Belle becoming a plus-size black person

"Beauty and the Beast" musical casting makes people complain about Belle becoming a plus-size black person

Nowadays, people are constantly complaining about Disney's casting. After the protagonist of "The Little Mermaid" became black, Belle in the "Beauty and the Beast" musical was also played by Jade Jones, a plus-size queer black woman.

According to foreign media MSNBC, the casting of Belle in Disney's opera "Beauty and the Beast" broke all restrictions. Belle is no longer a white beauty. The musical version of Belle is played by a black woman, Jade Jones. Disney said that this casting is to reflect the concept that "beauty covers all weights, body shapes and skin colors."

After the musical was performed in the theater, a little black girl in the audience screamed, "Is this Belle?" "This is not just black Belle, but plus-size Belle. All little girls can dream of becoming a princess." Many people praised the musical as revolutionary and subversive, celebrating the arrival of the beautiful black Belle. The theater director said, "After the performance of the musical, we were shocked by the strong resonance it generated from the audience and the outside world."

Jade Jones, who gained thousands of new Instagram followers in four days, said: "I never thought I'd be able to play a Disney princess, and never thought I'd be able to be part of a show like this. It's so exciting, I'm living my musical dream!"

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