Paloma Faith Bashes Out 'The Little Mermaid'; Fans Unearth Old Tweet To Call Her Out On Criticism

It's safe to say that Paloma Faith isn't a fan of the new The Little Mermaid movie, with Halle Bailey in the lead role.

The 41-year-old singer and Pennyworth actress took the time out to bash the new movie, calling out its themes of losing your voice over a man.

However, fans have been quick to call her out over her comments, digging up an old tweet of her own about the centuries old fairytale.

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While Paloma gave props to Halle for her portrayal of Ariel, the singer said that "as a mother of girls I don't want my kids to think it's ok to give up your entire voice and your powers to love a man."

"Wtf is this s**t. Not what I want to be teaching next gen women at all," she added in her now deleted post on Instagram, via TMZ.

Following her comments, many The Little Mermaid fans proceeded to call her out over them, and even found an old tweet from 2009 of Paloma's in which she stated that "when i grow up i want to be the little mermaid."

See what the fans are saying:

This didn't age well ????

-- nrcampbell2020 (@nrcampbell2020) May 30, 2023

Ok this is really working my nerves. @Palomafaith is criticizing "The Little Mermaid" for losing her voice for a man. Hello people it's a childhood story. Your criticizing this movie more so than the dang cartoon. Get a life. Your doing too much. https://t.co/lzS9u1XU0n

-- Terri David (@terridav1) May 30, 2023

@Palomafaith this you? https://t.co/784uNknNSP

-- Josh Rojas (@TheBlackRose002) May 30, 2023

@Palomafaith and her fake outrage over "giving up your voice for a man" trash commentary. Just say that you don't like that a Black actress is The Little Mermaid. Your insecurities are showing. https://t.co/t5XbJ5d5ue

-- Shonni Gillespie (@Shonni_G) May 30, 2023

If you missed it, Halle snuck into a screening of the movie this weekend!