The time has come to discuss 1989’s Disney classic - The Little Mermaid!

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Based (loosely) of course on the Hans Christian Andersen tale of The Little Mermaid.

Aly kicks us off with a biography of the author before taking us on the journey of what exactly was changed when Disney took up the tail…er…tale. We’ll give you a hint: less blood, tongue cutting out, and death. She also talks about a lot of the feminine metaphors put onto mermaids and The Little Mermaid in particular.

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Speaking about this famous aquatic lass wouldn’t be complete without mentioning her iconic statue in Copenhagen, dedicated to Christian Andersen’s arguably most famous work. Unfortunately, we also learn that mermaids are a bit of a hot button topic when it comes to feminine issues (mainly related to the idea of giving up your voice for a man, it rubs some people the wrong way). This leads to the statue being vandalised multiple times over the years, as you can see below.

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