Captain Hook’s and Ursula’s implied sexual orientation is based on gender and sexuality stereotypes. The implied meanings are called Queer coding.
Disney still has queer codes today. Frozen subverted tropes of “true love’s kiss” by making Prince Hans the villain and family bonds more critical.
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Who’s the target audience for The Little Mermaid? Little girls, of course. The arc of the film involves rebellious romance.
I cannot deny The Little Mermaid’s impact on my life. It was the first film that explored and validated my subconscious desire to be “normal.”
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I don’t believe my disability is inherently “special” or otherwise not “normal.” As a child, people always asked, “Do you wish you were born without your disability?”
I would say, “I never thought about that.” So “I guess no, this is my normal.” I don’t know how it feels to have an injury that causes a disability later in life.
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Micheal Giday, in an article entitled “Ableism in Fairy Tales,” states, “Despite having all the things a human has and being a princess, Ariel still obsesses over becoming human and considers herself as less than one just for lacking legs.” (5)
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