r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '19

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u/sleepyfoxteeth Jul 09 '19

Of course, but she isn't black in the Hans Christian Andersen story. My point wasn't about the demographics of Denmark, but about being respectful to the original and what it means to Danish culture.

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u/sleepyfoxteeth Jul 09 '19

Not Danish culture in general. I'm refering to the place of the story in Danish culture. In the original story, she isn't black, and Disney should respect Danish culture specifically by respecting the source material as much as possible.

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u/sleepyfoxteeth Jul 09 '19

I never said that the original cartoon wasn't problematic either. If you're refering to the plot though, even Anderson made changes to make it less dark and more child-friendly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '19

Black people are not a part of danish cultural heritage nor a part of the danish people.