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Race on screen and stage - is it part of your world?
Is your experience represented by actors on screen? After black actress was cast as Ariel in The Little Mermaid remake, 5 Live's Nicky Campbell put the question to callers.
Disney are to remake The Little Mermaid as a live action version with black actress Halle Bailey (pictured) cast as Ariel.
Some online commentators remarked how excited they were to have more representative Disney princesses.
Others claimed casting Halle was unfaithful to the original 鈥� in which Ariel has white skin and red hair.
Do the people you see on screen reflect your experience of the UK? Do you want them to?
5 Live鈥檚 Nicky Campbell put the question to callers.
