The Ltle Mermaid has always been for the gays.
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- THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
- ARIEL FROM "THE LTLE MERMAID" GETS A QUEER TWIST NEW FAN ANIMATN"I HAVE TO PLEASE THE GAYS."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MOVIBY SAM MANZELLAMAY 1, 2020/9:29 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:1346PX;WIDTH:2534PX;}MARK SRNANR/YOUTUBEBY SAM MANZELLAMAY 1, 2020 / 9:29 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ARIEL FROM \"THE LTLE MERMAID\" GETS A QUEER TWIST NEW FAN ANIMATN","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-05-01T13:29:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-05-01T13:29:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"SAM MANZELLA","KEYWORDS":"GEEK","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE YOUTUBER IS GIVG THE GAYS EVERYTHG THEY WANT WH HIS QUEER REIMAGG OF THE LTLE MERMAID'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANIMATOR MARK SRNANR'S "PART OF YOUR WORLD — MALE VERSN" VIO, UPLOAD LAST WEEK, SE THE FEMALE PROTAGONIST OF THE DISNEY CLASSIC REST AS A GAY MAN. SET TO A VER OF "PART OF YOUR WORLD" BY FELLOW YOUTUBER MIKE ZUBI, SRNANR'S ANIMATN MIMICS ARIEL'S ORIGAL MIL MOMENT OM THE 1989 FILM, PLETE WH A VERN FILLED WH TREASUR UNR THE SEA (AND A MEO OM FLOUNR).MARK SRNANR/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE WAS POSTED, THE 3-MUTE ANIMATN HAS RACKED UP MORE THAN 634,000 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CREDS ASI, SRNANR OFFERED THIS EXPLANATN FOR HIS GAY SP ON THE LTLE MERMAID THE VIO'S SCRIPTN: "I HAVE TO PLEASE THE GAYS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CONSIR PLEASED!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS ISN'T THE FIRST QUEER-TERT NEWS TO E OUT OF THE BELOVED DISNEY FILM. IT'S NO SECRET THAT URSULA, THE LTLE MERMAID'S SEA WCH VILLAS, IS QUEER-D (AND NONILLY MOLED AFTER LEGENDARY DRAG QUEEN DIVE).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THIS MONTH, ACTRS AULI’I CRAVALHO, WHO PLAYED ARIEL LAST YEAR'S LIVE-ACTN RENDN OF THE DISNEY MIL, ME OUT AS BISEXUAL ON TIKTOK, TOO. HOW'S THAT FOR QUEERG THE LTLE MERMAID?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE FULL ANIMATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- MOVIE RELEAS | A NEW VERSN OF ‘THE LTLE MERMAID’ AND ALMODóVAR’S GAY WTERN, AMONG THE WEEK’S PREMIER
THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
* new little mermaid movie gay *
The ept origs of The Ltle Mermaid are actually gay, but that don’t mean havg a Black mermaid pursug a heterosexual relatnship is an accurate reprentatn that stroys the story any said, a movie about Anrsen’s own life wh a foc on his queer yearngs — and keepg as chaotic and msy as sounds like actually was — sounds like the next bt move for Hollywood.
And then maybe a gay adaptatn of The Ltle Mermaid to go along wh . 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. And the film’s most proment mil number, “Part of Your World, ” is now a queer anthem, which was sred by Alan Menken wh lyrics om the late, great gay songwrer Howard to 2023, and Disney, now celebratg a banner year wh the stud’s 100th anniversary, is releasg the highly anticipated live-actn versn of The Ltle Mermaid starrg Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Jonah Her-Kg, Awkwafa, Daveed Diggs, and Javier Barm.
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The Ltle Mermaid's Origal Story Is Really About Gay Love and Rejectn. 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. One YouTuber is givg the gays everythg they want wh his queer reimagg of The Ltle Mermaid's Ariel. Animator Mark Srnanr's "Part of Your World — Male Versn" vio, upload last week, se the female protagonist of the Disney classic rest as a gay man.
Creds asi, Srnanr offered this explanatn for his gay sp on The Ltle Mermaid the vio's scriptn: "I have to please the gays. Specifilly, fans qutn whether the latt remake updat anythg to take morn standards to acunt, or a creator boasts that do — whether ’s givg LeFou an “exclively gay moment” 2017’s Bety and the Beast or nng the Siame t song 2019’s Lady and the Tramp.
MOVIE RELEAS | A NEW VERSN OF ‘THE LTLE MERMAID’ AND ALMODóVAR’S GAY WTERN, AMONG THE WEEK’S PREMIER
She was a powerhoe and a major fluence the LGBTQ+ muny, and she me to beg the Ursula as we know her bee of Howard was a gay Jewish playwright and lyricist who wrote the bra-burngly tchy song lyrics to Ltle Shop of Horrors and a lot of some of our favore Disney hs, cludg The Ltle Mermaid, Bety and the Beast, Aladd, and more. Ailey, a Black gay choreographer and director, found the dance theater as a way to provi a space for Ain-Amerins his muny. Her beg given “The Scuttlebutt” to rap, spe the prev backlash, was an pecially tone-af choice on behalf of Manuel and the team would have been nice to have a gay lyricist s Ashman’s seat for the rehed classics and new songs, The Ltle Mermaid had a budget of $250 ln, and ’s likely the Disney executiv wanted to go wh someone who they’ve already worked wh that has an excellent track rerd, as opposed to someone up-and-g om the LGBTQ+ muny.