tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post1752792383099629729..comments2024-03-11T22:15:48.675-07:00Comments on ONCE UPON A BLOG: Will Disney's New Little Mermaid Be Part Of Your World, Or Is She #NotMyAriel?Gypsy Thorntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-62089828132396994512019-10-19T02:47:41.142-07:002019-10-19T02:47:41.142-07:00If you are pursuing child development from top uni...If you are pursuing child development from top universities then definitely you are getting lengthy assignments from professors but, now we provide <a href="https://www.irelandassignmenthelp.com/child-development-6n1942-assignment-help/" rel="nofollow">child development assignment writing</a> support to students and try to remove their stress by offering reasonable and reliable assignment services.<br />ireland assignment helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05597326069030096454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-91710477650719477002019-08-27T10:49:44.167-07:002019-08-27T10:49:44.167-07:00Great overview! 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I didn't mean to imply there haven't been others - there have been hundreds, of course, and I've read female Jack stories that pre-dated even De Lint's novel (great series, by the way - one of my favorites - both the short story collection and the fairy tale series novels - Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow changed the landscape of literature with those!) <br /><br />What I was focusing on was the Disney company, as a lot of the criticism about Halle Bailey being cast is because the character, Ariel, is 'classic' Disney and some people see Disney's classic characters as sacred. (Oi.) Disney's influence is such that any reworkings of theirs tend to influenced pop culture and society - mainly through their movies, but not only, of course. I should have added a note about Brandy being Disney's black Cinderella and Whitney Houston as their black fairy godmother back in 1997, as that was historical (for Disney as a US/Western pop culture influence). That it was direct-to-TV gave it lesser status at the time, but that doesn't mean it was unimportant. THANK YOU for making sure that was mentioned as well!<br />When OUAT appeared on TV, it quickly became popular with Disney fans as it used all the classic images but often slyly changed-up the stories, and therefore the image of those classics (eg Snow White is a self-sufficient hunter and survivalist). It caused quite a stir in pop culture and spawned a lot of fan fiction, fan art and helped boost the revisionist retelling market in novels and kids books. It was quite amazing how much influence it had, and this was partly due to the fact it was a weekly show for approximately 7 years in a prime-time slot. It wasn't just Disney fans watching, and it also often became a multigenerational viewing experience for families, which broached a lot of welcome social conversation about these characters, fairy tales and storytelling.<br />Disney's Little Mermaid TV series added a black mermaid character as well (who was also deaf), but that wasn't in a prime time slot - it was in the after-school kids programming and largely ignored by pop culture and adults at the time. That little black mermaid was created to represent the diversity of Disney fans, and was very welcomed by Disney families in general, but Ariel's image of white and red-headed remained untouched, (and sacred) until now.<br />I'm thrilled that there are so many other stories and films of different types of revisionist princesses, and different reworkings of The Little Mermaid - especially those inspired by, or directly influenced by Disney's Ariel. We need those and the popularity of those has helped Disney as a big money-minded company to be aware that there is a demand (aka market) for that'product'. <br />Now that Disney has cast a black girl as one of their top-billing characters however, that's going to open a lot more eyes to a story that, really has always been perfect for diversity. It's a bold move and, seeing the surprising backlash from the announcement it made people aware of just how UNAWARE (and possibly closed-minded) a large demographic of fans have been, despite fabulous options in eg. the novels you've mentioned and other on-screen adaptations.<br />I'm very interested to watch how the production and marketing/response to this the live action LIttle Mermaii goes, but either way, it's a good time to pull out all those other adaptations, make some noise about them and go "hey - these are here and they're awesome too!"<br />Thanks for adding to this coversation - really appreciate it.Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-53336826328364457852019-07-12T17:54:35.938-07:002019-07-12T17:54:35.938-07:00Thank you. It's impossible to cover everything...Thank you. It's impossible to cover everything but I hope I hit all the main things. :)Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-74673864001199387462019-07-11T17:08:38.660-07:002019-07-11T17:08:38.660-07:00A fascinating post! I have never heard of OUAT, mu...A fascinating post! I have never heard of OUAT, must check it out. <br /><br />There are some idiots out there, so possessive of something that’s not theirs. It’s fiction, for goodness sake! And not theirs. Reminds me of the “Christians” who signed a petition to Netflix to cancel Good Omens, which was on Amazon, telling us that they obviously hadn’t seen the show they were raging against. <br /><br />There is already a female Jack, in Charles De Lint’s novel Jack The Giant Killer, an urban fantasy set in modern Canada. I’ve seen a wonderful musical with a black Cinderella. <br /><br />And Jim C Hines did his own Little Mermaid take in The Mermaid’s Madness, in which the Little Mermaid killed her prince and went insane... But you’ll know about Jim’s fairy tale novels! 🙂Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-11944095779682668132019-07-10T05:23:47.973-07:002019-07-10T05:23:47.973-07:00Great job!Great job!Mary F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02895757746607761478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-73292322686508963952019-07-09T21:09:33.772-07:002019-07-09T21:09:33.772-07:00My apologies if I implied Mera was given red hair ...My apologies if I implied Mera was given red hair after Ariel - she's always been a red-head as far as I know, since before I was born! And if Ariel looks like Mera that had to have been subconscious. Having known and worked with a large number of the orginal crew for the Disney film over the years, Mera was never mentioned, which she would have proudly been if it were conscious, since more than a few are comic geeks. What I meant by the comparison was, the way they styled Mera, posed and costumed her in the movie, though it obviously hearkened to the comic-image, there was definitely a sly-wink to Ariel. I think I even remember that being "winkingly acknowledged" by DC creators in interviews last year, which was smart. I had seen illustrations and parodies floating around by artists drawing parallels between Ariel and comic-book Mera before the movie, but the movie made it easy for anyone to make a connection. The way Mera looked, the way they framed her and did her FX, she looked like what people like me wished Ariel would grow into - her own powerful, sea goddess (of sorts). ;)<br />I am curious to see how Disney decides to give Ariel more strength this time around (hopefully not being willing to compromise her essential person for a guy). There are many ways to be strong, of course. Not every undersea-person can be Mera. ;)Gypsy Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376146830985305127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524743884416328260.post-79014720583054157602019-07-09T20:06:59.228-07:002019-07-09T20:06:59.228-07:00A very strong read here. Always glad to see someo...A very strong read here. Always glad to see someone else who wants "fairy tales" to be "fair". The comic book fan in me wants to say though, Mera doesn't look like Ariel. Ariel looks like Mera. The Aquaman movie may be from 2018, but Mera first appeared as a redheaded mer-person in comic book pages in 1963.Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.com