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’The Little Mermaid’s Lgbtq+ Origins Made It Diverse From the Start
With the upcoming live-action adaptation of Disney’s original animated film The Small Mermaid, much has been said about its casting, from the need for positive representation to downright racist criticism. When the talented singer Halle Bailey was announced as the lead character,Ariel, on July 3, , many had much to declare about how the iconic “little mermaid” role, including how she did not “look” like the white redheaded depiction in the imaginative film, a casting decision that many claimed was too “woke.” However, this critique against diversity is laughably ironic given the reality that the story that the production was based on was written by a historically famous queer writer, Hans Christian Andersen.
Who Was Hans Christian Andersen?
Born in Odense, Denmark on April 2, , Hans Christian Andersen was born into a poor working-class family, with a washerwoman as his mother. However, fueled by an active imagination and aspirations of social elevation, Andersen left his hom
Tyco's The Little Mermaid Ariel Doll
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I identify as a Latinx, Gender Queer person living with a disability. Those are only some of my intersections, among many others. While it may seem untraditional, my journey toward self-actualization started in with Tyco’s The Small Mermaid Ariel doll based on Disney’s adaptation. At 4 years old, I knew the ability to transform her fins for feet felt familiar and yet also dissonant. My queer identity was far from a point of reference and cognition, yet in this tale, there was a sense of wholeness for me.
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Little Mermaid has captivated readers for generations with its themes of adore, sacrifice, and identity. Cis-hetero spaces have understood the story through a lens of romance and sacrifice. While that is also true for a homosexual audience, the narrative reveals intersections and parallels with the concept of gay identity that may be interpreted differently.
Transformation: A Homosexual Experience
Anderson’s "The Little Mermaid" guides us on a quest by a mermaid princess
There include been a lot of articles recently about the queer-coding of the imaginative animated The Beauty and the Beast, but they’re for some reason ignoring the other Disney clip the late, great Howard Ashman worked on: The Little Mermaid.
Which is puzzling, because the imaginative fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen is one of the saddest (gay) love letters of all time.
Scholars agree that Andersen was biromantic, and possibly asexual. He wrote many intimate letters to his friend Collin, but sent only a scant of them. One reads: “I long for you, yes, this moment I long for you as if you were a lovely girl…No one acquire I wanted to thrash as much as you…but neither has anyone been loved so much by me as you.”
Collin admitted in his own writings that he was unable to return Andersen’s feelings. In , under some pressure from his family, Collin married. Andersen escaped to the island of Fyn at the day of the wedding, where he w
Hans Christian Andersen: The Small Mermaid and its Homosexual Subtext
Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most celebrated fairy tale writers of all moment, still enchanting children worldwide with his stories to this date. Among these is &#;The Petite Mermaid,&#; a fairy tale that hides a strong subtext comparable to homosexuality and the author&#;s unrequited love. Today, we&#;re going to analyze one of the meanings attributed to this poignant fairy tale, which was later transformed into a Disney masterpiece with a happy ending.
Who was Hans Christian Andersen?
Born on April 2, , in Odense, Denmark, Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world&#;s greatest fairy tale writers, known for titles such as &#;The Little Mermaid&#;, &#;The Ugly Duckling&#;, &#;The Small Match Girl&#;, and &#;The Princess and the Pea.&#;
His writing contributed to bringing to life a universe of magic, but Andersen&#;s life was not easy and was fraught with challenges and difficulties. He spent his childhood in poverty, often imagining fantastical worlds to escape reality. Through the