Ursula makeup artist responds to criticism that a queer artist should have been used
The Little Mermaid has responded to criticism of his work.British artist Peter Swords King is a veteran of the industry with 42 years worth of experience.
Disney’s “live-action” The Little Mermaid is based on the beloved 1989 animation of the same name. It dominated theaters over the Memorial Day weekend and is on course to take around $120 million at the US box office by the end of today.
The sea witch Ursula in the original animation was partly inspired by the late drag performer, Divine. Melissa McCarthy has talked of the comparison and spoken of her love of drag.Because of this, some modern-day drag queens have voiced disappointment over Ursula’s look in the new movie.
The New York-based Sierra La Puerta posted a photo of McCarthy as Ursula, quipping, “Now when we said Ursula was inspired by a drag queen we didn’t mean one who had only been doing it for 3 months bc-”Now when we said Ursula was inspired by a drag queen we didn’t mean one who had only been doing it for 3 months bc- https://t.co/gOODRvVT4l pic.twitter.com/BvNSf4wdp4La Puerta’s tweet was liked over 7,000 times.When you lie on your resume and end up with the job.
