It's not about race, it's about Hollywood's current cult of ugliness. Well, ok, more like plainness, but the point stands. In their change example, we're talking about some of the most charismatic actors ever playing the parts and they're all pleasant to look at.

New ariel is somewhere between plain and freaky. I dunno why am I supposed to spend my cash and my time to look at that. If I want to look at plain, ordinary women I can, I dunno, go outside and gawk, lol.