Tag: hans christian andersen
The Little Mermaid is gayer than you ever could have imagined, say historians
The internet chatter continues over the casting of Halle Bailey (not to be confused with Halle Berry, which keeps happening because, of course it does), an African-American actress in the iconic role of Ariel in the new live-action remake of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Now biographers of author Hans Christian Andersen have stepped forward to assert that Anderson wrote the story as a metaphor for love as a gay man.
Danish writer Andersen (1805-1875) wrote some of the most beloved...
