The Little Mermaid

This movie is known for upbeat catchy tunes, colorful fishes, and magic but there is more to this movie then meets the eye. Ariel is the most anti-feminist character in all the Disney movies created to this day.  You may be asking why I say this. It is simple she makes a drastic changes to make her physical appearance to be more appealing to a man. Not only does she change herself but she gives up her voice, and everything she has to say. With all these changes she is completely changing the person she used to be, and losing herself. 

Ariel does everything she possibly can to get the man of her dreams, and he almost marries someone else. This shows that you can do everything in the world to make someone and you still might be good enough.  With the idea of her giving up her voice, she is giving up her right to her opinions, which makes her the submissive one in all her relationships. Women are often seen as the less dominant sex forced to listen and follow what their counterparts tell them to do.Not only do we see women looked down on and taught to change for men, we also see a number of underlying racist choices. The famous tune under the sea is one of the most well-known songs in the entire film, but if you listen closely you here a different message. 

The main singer is Sebastian the crab, who seems to portray the voice and characteristics of a Jamaican man. All of the fish in this scene are thought to be those of African American decent, some even resembling famous artists. 

The problem with this is that they are all singing a song about how Ariel should stay and be lazy with them, because up on shore they work all day. This is connecting to the common stereotype that African Americans are lazy and do not want to work and take the easy way out.