What was inappropriate in The Little Mermaid?

The Little Mermaid has some nudity and sexual activity. For example: Ariel is naked after her transformation into a human, though she is mostly covered by her hair and only her legs are shown. A sailor, who fishes her from the sea, covers her with a blanket until she is given proper clothes to wear.
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What is the dirty scene in Little Mermaid?

When Ursula turns into a human to seduce Prince Eric in one shot she rubs one of her breasts against his arm while cuddling him. At Ursula and Eric's wedding birds fly under Ursula's dress making it fly up giving a split second view of her panties.
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Is the new Little Mermaid appropriate for kids?

Younger kids who are familiar with the cartoon may be able to handle the more intense aspects of this version, but the live-action element definitely heightens the peril of scenes like the shark chase, the storm at sea, the shipwreck, and the big, climactic fight scene between Ursula, Ariel, and Eric.
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What is the toxic message in The Little Mermaid?

Possibly the most toxic message that the film is in that Ariel risks her life, then gives everything up for one boy – which doesn't say much about female values. She gives up her beautiful voice for him, her mermaid identity, and ultimately her dignity to become part of his world.
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Why are there so many dislikes on Little Mermaid?

Racist backlash of The Little Mermaid

Racists claim that Ariel's fictional character was depicted as white in the 1989 animated classic. So, racists are opposed to casting Halley Bailey in this role. However, The Little Mermaid has also garnered a positive response with a good amount of likes.
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Disney's mistake???

Why did they cast a black girl as Ariel?

Representation of an African American woman as a love interest and a beautiful being should become natural. This version of The Little Mermaid is great for young people because it allows them to better appreciate diversity and gain a better sense of the world.
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Why did The Little Mermaid get bad reviews?

The uninspiring performances, poor visual effects, and terrible original songs left me disengaged and disappointed. Don't let the positive reviews the film has been receiving gaslight you into thinking that these awful cash grab live-action remakes that Disney has been producing are okay.
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What race is Ariel in the original Little mermaid?

In the 1989 movie, Ariel was born in the fictional underwater kingdom of Atlantica, which technically makes her Atlantican, not Danish. As Ariel is half fish, she cannot be categorized by our ethnicities and races.
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Was the original Little mermaid black?

For the animated movie, Disney made the little mermaid white, made her hair red, and gave her a name, Ariel.
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What does Guppy mean in The Little Mermaid?

Firstly, the character is named Flounder, which is an actual type of fish. But judging by the way he looks, he is not actually a flounder at all. Furthermore, a guppy is a small type of fish that actually looks a bit cowardly, making it a good fit for a slang term regarding a fearful fish.
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What is the age difference between Ariel and Eric?

However, towards the bottom of the chart are some very young couples, including The Little Mermaid's, Ariel and Eric, who are just 16 and 18, and the youngest, other that Snow White, being Aladdin's Jasmine who is only 15-year-old, who is with 18-year-old Aladdin.
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How old is Ariel in The Little Mermaid?

In the original movie, 16-year-old Ariel was fascinated by humans and desperately wanted to experience their world.
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Are there any kissing scenes in Little mermaid?

At the very end of the Disney film “The Little Mermaid”, Prince Eric does indeed kiss his bride…and very passionately, too, so Ariel has nothing to worry about…
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Are there any inappropriate scenes in The New Little mermaid?

Frightening & Intense Scenes (11)

Vanessa is very intense and scary. She even fights Ariel briefly at one point and pins her down. Ursula can be unsettling and creepy. Ursula is kind of harassing Ariel for her voice.
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Is Ariel The Little Mermaid autistic?

Character Info

Ariel from “The Little Mermaid” has been headcanoned as autistic, because no one who sings a song about wanting to not just learn about an interest, but literally be in that world, is neurotypical.
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Why is Prince Eric's mom black?

There are several instances when Eric's mother Queen Salina (Noma Dumezweni), who is Black and adopted him as a child when he washed up from the ocean, chastises him for his obvious love for beings that are considered other.
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What race is Moana?

Moana as she appears in Moana (2016). Inspired by Polynesian mythology, Moana is depicted as the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village, who is chosen by the ocean itself to reunite a mystical relic with the goddess Te Fiti.
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What color skin did the original Little Mermaid have?

In the original Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen the protagonist is described as having skin that 'was as clear and delicate as a rose-leaf'. So unless you want Ariel snot green, please stop pretending your 'concerns' are about authorial intent.
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Why are Ariel's sisters different races?

So, why the change? One theory is that each of Ariel's sisters represents different oceans that are home to various cultures and ethnicities. It's pretty problematic to have mermaids who all look the same representing such an expansive underwater world.
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Is Ariel permanently a human?

After Ursula's death, Scuttle attended Ariel's wedding to Eric after her father, King Triton allowed his daughter to become a human permanently. Scuttle said good-bye to Ariel and she affectionately rubbed his head before she sailed off to start her new life with Eric.
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Why did The Little Mermaid flop?

In the wake of the review bombing, IMDb said it had made changes to its rating system but the movie was already in choppy waters by then. A lot of the criticism focused on its computer-generated graphics which made the once-cute hand-drawn characters look like eerie aliens.
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Who is the fat villain from Little Mermaid?

Ursula is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Little Mermaid (1989).
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Why is the art work for The Little Mermaid banned?

The original artwork contained a phallic-looking spire on a castle in the background. By all accounts, the resemblance was unintentional and NOT a joke slipped in by the artist. In any case, the cover was recalled by Disney and a new one was issued.
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