Animator Reimag 'Ltle Mermaid's' Ariel as a Gay Man

Contents:

• THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
• THE LTLE MERMAID IS GAY
• ANIMATOR REIMAG ‘LTLE MERMAID’S’ ARIEL AS A GAY MAN

THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN

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. 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.

THE LTLE MERMAID IS GAY

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 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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ANIMATOR REIMAG ‘LTLE MERMAID’S’ ARIEL AS A GAY MAN

A darker take on the story, but you may be askg what mak start, Hans Christian Anrson was gay. ”Elias Bredsdorff, Anrson’s bgrapher, was hant to ll the thor gay. 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. 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.