This is a great example of their problem then. Why can’t they just say that then? If that is “woke” to them why can’t they say:
“In a fictional story about a fictional half human/half fish creature should obviously be white skinned, and making the fictional half human/half fish character played by a black actor is not right.”
Perhaps because their claim is indefensible? Mermaids are fake. There’s no reason the human half of the character is white. Even the white author the fairy tale is based upon never described the mermaids hair or skin color:
“In Andersen’s fairy tale, the Little Mermaid is described as follows: “her skin was as clear and delicate as a rose-leaf, and her eyes as blue as the deepest sea.” And if you’re wondering if Andersen’s Little Mermaid had that signature bright red hair that has become synonymous with mermaids, the answer is unclear.” source
So its not even violating the original story to cast a black actor.
This is where I go back my statement in my original post that they can’t define “woke”. I’ll quote myself from the prior post:
They can’t because there isn’t one coherent definition that wouldn’t crumble under the most basic scrutiny.