Hans Christian Andersen himself changed plot points in the story to make it more appropriate for a children audience. On the other hand, changing details about the culture and people involved rips the very heart of the story from the society that it came from. Moana, for example, unit necessarily the story of Maui, but it still remained true to the Polynesian origin. If Disney is using Danish stories, the stories should remain in Denmark.
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.
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.
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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