Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire recently made comments condemning Disney’s decision to cast Halle Bailey, a black actress, as Ariel in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. Walsh claimed it wasn’t accurate “scientifically” for a mermaid to be black. In turn, SiriusXM host Joe Madison called Walsh a “jackass”, among other things, for his comments.
“This is just my perspective,” Madison said. “I’ll be honest with you. Listen to this asshole. I mean listen to him. This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard as it relates to a fictional character. He actually talks like mermaids exist.”
Madison then played the clip of Walsh’s comments, where he argued “from a scientific perspective, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to have someone with darker skin who lives deep in the ocean” before saying, for accuracy’s sake, the mermaid should be translucent. He then added, “that would actually be the version of The Little Mermaid that I would watch”.
“‘From a scientific perspective, can we all agree about mermaids?’…what the f*** is scientific about a mermaid?”, Madison shouted. “I’m just gonna get the $20 out and put it in the swear jar. ‘From a scientific perspective, I’m getting ready to describe to you what a mermaid looks like’. This is what he’s getting ready to do! If you’ve seen a mermaid, call me! Ok!”
Madison continued to be dumbfounded by the statement.
“Disney ought to sue his ass. Who is this guy? Daily Wire? Are you freaking kidding me? Mickey Mouse should be gray! Give me a break! Give me a break! ‘Oh, by the way, scientifically, if you’re in the deep sea, you should be translucent’. Huh? Tell that to the clownfish. I used to have an aquarium. Tell that to the octopus that can change f***ing colors…never mind. I’ll be getting dollars in this swear jar.
“Disney, what you should really do is have a mermaid where you can see her freaking brains and her skeleton. ‘Oh, by the way, that’s the Little Mermaid film I’ll watch’. God. You keep giving out names. He’s a jackass, he’s a troll. No. He’s an asshole. Give me a break! My god!”
