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The Little Mermaid is gayer than you ever could have imagined, say historians<\/b><\/p>\n

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The internet chatter continues over the casting of Halle Bailey (not to be confused with Halle Berry<\/a>, which keeps happening because, of course<\/em> it does), an African-American actress in the iconic role of Ariel in the new live<\/a>-action remake of Disney\u2019s The Little Mermaid<\/em><\/a>. Now biographers of author Hans Christian Andersen<\/a> have stepped forward to assert that Anderson wrote the story as a metaphor for love as a gay<\/a> man<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Danish writer Andersen (1805-1875) wrote some of the most beloved of children\u2019s stories, including \u201cThe Emperor\u2019s New Clothes,\u201d \u201cThumbelina\u201d and \u201cThe Ugly Duckling.\u201d Most biographers characterize him as gay<\/a> or bisexual<\/a>, having had intense romantic feelings for women<\/a> as well as men<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Lizzo still wants to be Ursula in \u2018The Little Mermaid,\u2019 and she has Twitter bewitched<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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On the heels of the casting announcement for the new film version,\u00a0several historians note that\u00a0The Little Mermaid<\/em> serves as Andersen\u2019s expression of unreturned love for a straight man<\/a>: Edvard Collin. Says writer Rictor Norton: \u201cIn letters written to his beloved young friend Edvard Collin in 1835\u20136 Andersen said \u2018Our friendship is like The Mysteries<\/em>, it should not be analyzed,\u2019 and \u2018I long for you as though you were a beautiful Calabrian girl<\/a>.\u2019 In the fairy tale, written when Collin decided to get married, Andersen displays himself as the sexual outsider who lost his prince to another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Norton also points out the important distinction that Disney changed the ending of the story from Andersen\u2019s own. In the author\u2019s incarnation, the mermaid dies when her handsome prince falls for a human woman<\/a>. She then dies and becomes a spirit of the air because of her steadfast love and chastity. The latter point is a key one when addressing Andersen\u2019s life: he reportedly remained celibate throughout his life.<\/p>\n

In light of the historical roots of Andersen\u2019s tale, we hope that Disney will give a shout out to the queer community by including some mermen in love. Failing that, they could also audition Harvey Fierstein or Lizzo for the role of Ursula<\/a> the sea witch. We\u2019d definitely<\/em> watch that movie.<\/p>\n

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