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Young black women have reacted enthusiastically to the new trailer for The Little Mermaid, which shows the importance of diversity and representation in film. The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey has said that she is "astonished" by the reaction to the trailer for the film, which was released to the public on September 10. Bailey, who plays Ariel in a live-action remake of Disney's hit 1989 animation, was responding to a Brazilian tweet titled: "Compilation of black kids' reaction to seeing Halle Bailey as Ariel in The Little Mermaid ". Bailey posted a message in response saying, "People have been sending me these reactions all weekend and I'm really in awe... this means a lot to me." On Monday, Variety reported that the trailer had recorded 104 million views worldwide, without specifying the time period; this compares to 355m in 24 hours for Spider-Man: No Way Home in 2021 and 127m in 24 hours for live-action Beauty and the Beast in 2016. Dire...