The Little Mermaid: A Feministic Perspective

THE LITTLE MERMAID: A FEMINISTIC PERSPECTIVE The children’s classic, The Little Mermaid, as portrayed by Walt Disney Studios is wrought with feministic stereotyping and chauvinistic ideas. Even in animation, there are those that not only strive to push the limits of decency, but also sway the minds of the innocent viewer in the direction of their way of thinking. In watching the animated film in its entirety, the evidence is clear. The opening sequence …

…human form, this time fully clothed. Thanks to the wonderful animators at the Walt Disney Corporation, we are left with this tale of fantasy love and stereotypical mayhem. Are these the types of ideas we want our children to embrace or act out in play? It appears that some “poor, unfortunate souls” haven’t quite embraced the thought of allowing women to speak for themselves and make their own waves in the sea of life.