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Kaavia James Union Wadeis ready for Halloween — and she’s celebrating the newest live-action Disney princess in the process.
In a sweet video shared on Instagram Saturday, the three-year-old daughter ofDwayne WadeandGabrielle Unionposed in an Ariel costume, fitted with a purple seashell bikini top and a shiny turquoise tail. “You know we had to set off Halloween season right,” Union’s caption read. “May I present ‘Ariel & Her Sea Legs’ for awards consideration. #RepresentationMatters.”
Union replied: “I told you at the party Kaav was OBSESSED!!! Thank you for shining so bright my 🖤.”
Since the teaser for theupcoming Disney moviedropped earlier this month, social media has been filled with videos of young Black girls reacting to Bailey’s Ariel.
The Chloe x Halle singer shared a compilation video on Instagram following the teaser trailer’s release, celebrating theyoung Black girls who watched in aweas they saw a Disney princess in which they could see themselves. “Seeing these little babies' reactions makes me so emotional,” she said in the caption.
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Wade and Union are known for their outpouring of support for their four children, sonsZaire, 20,Xavier, 8, and daughterZaya, 15, from Wade’s previous relationships, as well as Kaavia. Wade also serves as legal guardian to his nephew, Dahveon Morris, 20.
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In 2020, Zaya revealedshe was transgender, and the couple’s support of her journey since then has been tremendous. Earlier this year, Zaya and Union talked to PEOPLE about how they help each other accept themselves for who they are.
Union and Wade said that they work hard to “stress the value” of “internal beauty” to Zaya.
“There are a billion ways to exist because there are billions of people, and each person has the ability to decide for themselves how they want to exist in the world and how they want to move through the world,” Union said. “We talk to her about resisting anti-Blackness and not centering Eurocentric beauty ideals.”
Zaya has taken the star’s advice to heart. As for the most important lesson, Zaya said: “Her telling me that not everyone in the world and in the media is going to be truthful about what you look like.”
source: people.com
