About 75 percent of self-described Democrats said they support the casting of the actress in the role, as opposed to 44 percent of Republicans, a Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult poll finds.
In contrast, only 17 percent replied that they "oppose" Bailey taking on the leading role. Though 34 percent of respondents "strongly support" the casting decision, roughly 21 percent said that they "somewhat support" it. As for the contrary, 8 percent of respondents "somewhat oppose" and 9 percent "strongly oppose" Bailey taking on the role of Ariel.
Much of the controversy surrounding the casting is due to Bailey's race not matching that of Ariel, who is known as a White, red-headed female character. According to the poll, over 48 percent of respondents stated that the closest description to their perspective on remakes is "when films are remade, they should be remade as close to their original as possible, including sticking to the race and ethnicity of each character.
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