The Little Mermaid that can be seen today has been in the middle of a lot of controversy over the years.
In addition to The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin are also shown on TV2 this week. Over
Several Disney animated classics are shown this week. Kimaran is opened by someone who helped the company rise again The Little Mermaid or The Little Mermaid.
When it came out in 1989, it garnered rave reviews, although not everything went well. Screenrant-release reminded us of the uproar that the film’s VHS tape cover caused earlier this year. Disney reacted quickly and replaced the image with another one.
The reason was a phallus-like tower in the castle of Triton, king of the sea people. The image of Ariel, Eric (Erik in Finnish), Ursula and Triton, which was considered too suggestive, caused the general public to demand a quick change. Disney did what they were told to do, pulled the video cassette with the image resembling a penis off the market and replaced it with a new one.
In the animation, only 16-year-old Ariel skillfully saves Eric. Over
Screenrant’s according to which the content was also changed afterwards and for very similar reasons. A scene where one of the characters appeared to have an erection was removed from the animation. When Eric married Ursula, a mermaid disguised as Vanessa, something extra seemed to peek out from under the groom’s robe.
It must have been the knees, like Digital Spy points out, but the commotion was ready anyway. One viewer even tried to take Disney to court in 1995, but was unsuccessful. The reason was mentioned by a woman living in Arkansas The Little Mermaid in addition also The Lion Kingwhich he said were not suitable for young children due to their visible sexual messages.
Ariel is transformed into a human by the power of Ursula’s magic, but loses her voice, which has been seen as a harmful message about the position of women in relation to men. Over
Since The Little Mermaid the message has been questioned for other reasons as well. of the New York Times according to Princeton students accused in 2018 Kiss the Girl -song as misogynistic. According to them, consent has not been taken into account.
The film’s message, which some consider questionable, has also come to the fore. Ariel is a teenage mermaid who falls in love with the human prince Eric. For the sake of the man, Ariel is willing to give up her voice to become human.
This castle- and tower-less cover image has not caused a stir. Over
The Little Mermaid today on TV2 at 18:00, Areena & Disney+. See all TV programs and broadcast times in Telku’s TV guide.