Of course a mermaid can be black — a mermaid can be any color. But you wouldn't know it from some of the response online to the casting of 19-year-old Halle Bailey as the lead character in Disney's live-adaptation of "The Little Mermaid." Join editorial writers Monica Rhor and Luis Carrasco as they discuss race and the need for representation in popular culture.

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