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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…

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

The Ltle Mermaid's Origal Story Is Really About Gay Love and Rejectn.

THE LTLE MERMAID IS REALLY ABOUT UNREQUED GAY LOVE

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.

‘THE LTLE MERMAID’ ORIGALLY MEANT AS GAY LOVE LETTER TO AUTHOR’S CSH

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.

GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID, FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN’S ORIGAL TO DISNEY’S ADAPTATN

"My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters through the Centuri. Heartbroken and homosexual, Hans Christian Anrsen wrote this story about his Art of ‘The Ltle Mermaid’ by ThkAnneThk (Instagram Acunt)Hans Christian Anrsen was many thgs.

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. The rabow has long been a symbol of peace and of the bridgg of two worlds (sunlight and ra), but ’s also been a gay pri symbol sce the 70s, long before Disney’s The Ltle Mermaid me out.

THE REAL LTLE MERMAID: HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN'S GAY LOVE STORY

Rictor Norton, a wrer who foc on LGBTQ+ history, noted his 1998 book My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters Through the Centuri that the story of Anrsen’s love life was reflected the fairytale. It’s difficult to fe Han Christian Anrsen’s queer inty, and var people have argued he was bisexual, biromantic or gay.

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.

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Was Hans Christian Anrsen's 'The Ltle Mermaid' a metaphor for unrequed gay love? .

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