An animator has reimaged 'The Ltle Mermaid' protagonist Ariel as a gay man for a ver of one of the film's classics.
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- THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
- GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID, FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN’S ORIGAL TO DISNEY’S ADAPTATN
- ANIMATOR REIMAG ‘LTLE MERMAID’S’ ARIEL AS A GAY MAN
THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
It's a proven fact that most Disney films are pretty gay. Although the only overtly gay character is "The Fool" om the live-actn Bety and the Beast, movi like Mulan have challenged genr bari, and movi like Frozen have drawn parallels to the queer experience. But Disney's foray to queer… * little mermaid gay romance *
The Ltle Mermaid's Origal Story Is Really About Gay Love and Rejectn.
GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID, FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN’S ORIGAL TO DISNEY’S ADAPTATN
* little mermaid gay romance *
However, Disney's animated movie is self an adaptatn and actually has several differenc when pared to the origal story, which scholarly terpretatns have analyzed may actually be a metaphor for unrequed gay love. Let's take a look at Anrsen's fairy tale and the symbolism embedd the story, and see how uld very well reflect a gay thor feelg out of place a heterosexual world. And to ny the prence of diverse voic and fac on-screen, ni the efforts and talents of diverse voic behd the screen, cludg que a number of LGBT artists who ntributed to Disney’s repertoire such as gay and Jewish songwrer Howard Ashman, the poser behd the animated versns of The Ltle Mermaid and Bety and the Beast, and Andreas Deja, a proment character signer.
Rictor Norton, an thor who foc on LGBTQ lerary history, noted his 1998 book "My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters Through the Centuri, " that the story of Anrsen's life was reflected "The Ltle Mermaid. "My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters through the Centuri.
ANIMATOR REIMAG ‘LTLE MERMAID’S’ ARIEL AS A GAY MAN
In some ways, the 1830s Europe marked an “enlightenment” perd for gay activism; although was still not publicly acceptable (or legal) to pursue a same-sex romance, private romanc were another matter. ” In a piece for the Atlantic tled “It’s Not Jt Frozen: Most Disney Movi Are Pro-Gay, ” Akash Nikolas wr, One of the most poignant exampl of the pany’s tolerant atmosphere is the se of lyricist Howard Ashman, who was openly gay and died of AIDS 1991.