If they want a “scientifically accurate” mermaid, then I suggest the role of Ariel be played by the Fiji Mermaid!
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I have to admit, when I saw the animated version, I was kinda bummed that she didn’t turn into sea-foam and blow away when the Prince marries another woman.
I suppose if you’re going to complain about Black Ariel because it’s different then the story, you should be super pleased to console your child when the red-headed Ariel dies in silent agony. 
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They’ll never accept it unless the back half of the mermaid is comprised of Atlantic Cod, Haddock or some other suitable whitefish.
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Two words, Matt: “White Jesus?”
Also not a thing…
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Reset!
Now I can’t wait to hear the “scientific” reasons that the Blue Fairy can’t be a black guy.
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Anybody who sees that and utters the phrase “identity politics” can go sit on a sea urchin.
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Yes… hahaha Yes
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Aside from the…questionable…move of fretting about vitamin D synthesis as a function of skin color in a marine organism when we are aware of a class of (mostly not especially Caucasian) commercially relevant fish stocks good enough at scoring vitamin D that we grind the lipids out of them to manufacture vitamin D supplements with; if we are modelling mermaids as terrestrial mammals for Sound Science purposes why are we ignoring the elephant in the room?
Certain specialist marine mammals can take it; but humans perform catastrophically badly under even fairly modest pressure changes. Between nitrogen narcosis and dying horribly of the bends I’m not seeing a mermaid population last long enough to worry about rickets.
None of which matters, of course, as mermaids are mythical creatures. They point of mythology is not to be scientifically realistic, but to illustrate some deeper truths about humanity and our struggles.
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Now I want a poke bowl…
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Ruby Rose as ‘Prince whatever-his-name-was*’ would* be hot…
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