In honor of Gay Pri Month take a look at some of our favore piec of young lerature that jt might have a secret msage for LGBT kids.
Contents:
- THE LTLE MERMAID'S ORIGAL STORY IS REALLY ABOUT GAY LOVE AND REJECTN
- THE LTLE MERMAID IS REALLY ABOUT UNREQUED GAY LOVE
- 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’ ORIGALLY MEANT AS GAY LOVE LETTER TO AUTHOR’S CSH
- GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID? STORI WH A SECRET MSAGE FOR QUEER YOUTH
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 based on gay romance *
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. 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 IS REALLY ABOUT UNREQUED GAY LOVE
An animator has reimaged 'The Ltle Mermaid' protagonist Ariel as a gay man for a ver of one of the film's classics. * little mermaid based on gay romance *
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.
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.
GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID, FROM HANS CHRISTIAN ANRSEN’S ORIGAL TO DISNEY’S ADAPTATN
And then maybe a gay adaptatn of The Ltle Mermaid to go along wh . The Ltle Homo Sapiens Scientist.
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. It’s a proven fact that most Disney films are pretty gay.
ANIMATOR REIMAG ‘LTLE MERMAID’S’ ARIEL AS A GAY MAN
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. Unable to exprs his homosexual feelgs of love toward the young Coll, Anrsen ed this story as an allegory for his experience. ” In this se, the most vehemently homophobic people are the on who are terrified of their own homosexual sir.
‘THE LTLE MERMAID’ ORIGALLY MEANT AS GAY LOVE LETTER TO AUTHOR’S CSH
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But The Ltle Mermaid me out 1989, and the rabow beme a proment symbol of the gay rights movement the 1970s. Ashman, who was the lyricist for both Bety and the Beast and The Ltle Mermaid, was an openly gay man who died of AIDS right after fishg Bety and the Beast 1991.
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, [quote]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. An animator has reimaged The Ltle Mermaid protagonist Ariel as a gay man for a ver of one of the film’s classics.
GAY SUBTEXT THE LTLE MERMAID? STORI WH A SECRET MSAGE FOR QUEER YOUTH
Srnanr posted the recreatn to YouTube, statg “I have to please the gays.