Recently, "Variety" magazine invited two new Disney live-action movie princesses, Halle Bailey, the live-action heroine of "The Little Mermaid", and Rachel Ziegler, the live-action heroine of "Snow White," to share the stage to talk about the recent controversy surrounding them on the Internet. Bailey, 23, and Ziegler, 22, shared their experiences as Disney princesses and their strategies for dealing with rumors on social media.
Halle Bailey said, "Mermaid" is my first blockbuster film and I am proud of myself. Although I stumbled along the way, I became stronger in the end.
Rachel Ziegler praised Halle Bailey's mentality and said she was inspired by it, while she herself would often argue with netizens because that's how I am. But in the end, I will convince myself: Forget it, it doesn’t matter.
Halle Bailey lamented, "We are very sensitive, we are actors, we are also human beings, and our hearts can be hurt." Bailey chose to convert the negative emotions brought by netizens into the nourishment of music creation, and took the time to gather with family and friends, forgetting the malicious attacks on her from netizens.
Ziegler is also grateful for the criticism from the outside world. She said: "It makes me feel stronger and that nothing can hurt me. They say a lot of bad things, but you just look at it with a normal heart. I am grateful that there is still a lot of love around me in life."
Bailey said: "My godmother always said: If they throw stones at you, you use those stones to build a bridge. Isn't that a great saying?"
Ziegler continued: "We are making movies that connect people, but some people have a tendency to say things that divide and provoke war. And that kind of talk is not worth wasting our energy on."
Bailey agreed: "Yeah, so let's just keep it classy and ignore the hate and leave them alone."