Markus Ryder, former chair of the Royal Television Society’s diversity committee, criticized The Little Mermaid for ignoring the theme of slavery in the Caribbean. He wrote on Twitter that the tape was set in the 18th century during slavery, but that fictional Caribbean islanders live in a world free from human rights atrocities.
“I don’t think we’re doing our children a favor by pretending that slavery doesn’t exist. Uncovering a fantasy story in this time and place is literally tantamount to telling a love story between a Jew and a non-Jew in 1940 Germany and ignoring the Holocaust,” Ryder wrote.
According to the rights activist, Disney could have made the movie in Haiti after breaking free from the shackles of slavery, where Ariel meets her prince amid nascent racial equality.
“We owe it to our children to give them the most wonderful fantasy stories that can help them develop their imaginations,” he said. We don’t do this by covering up difficult parts of our history. We do this by taking our rich history and giving it the truth.”
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