On: The case for not sanitising fairy tales

[thaumasiotes]

> The original is more an allegory about how changing everything about yourself is actually bad than the fairy tale romance that Disney pitche

I thought the main message of the original was "mermaids don't have souls". It doesn't really matter what she does or doesn't do.

[hedora → thaumasiotes]

I’d suggest “The Little Mermaid of Innsmouth” to everyone in this thread, though it might be a bit less kid-friendly than the original:

https://www.drabblecast.org/2015/09/13/drabblecast-370-the-l...

[savingsPossible → hedora]

It even has the ultra-harsh punishment for misdeeds :P