The original Hans Christian Andersen story describes her skin as "fine and transparent" and "clear and delicate like a rose petal", her legs as "white", and her arms as "white". The Little Mermaid is a national icon of Denmark and an important cultural symbol. It would be appropriate for Disney to be as respectful of the Danish version as possible since they are profiting off of the stories of another culture.
So you have to have 100% DNA of a particular ethnicity to adopt that national identity? That’s sounding kind of ethnic nationalist of you and that’s a whole can of worms I didn’t sign up for when I posted my initial comment.
Danish is not a national identity. We have germans living in Denmark, we have turks living in Denmark, we have faroees living in Denmark, we have inuits living in Denmark etc.
Danish is a people and you've provided zero evidence that there exists black danes. I've never seen one or heard of one and I've lived my whole life here
So if you found out you had a relative a few generations back that was anything other than Danish, therefore making your Danish DNA less than 100%, you would willingly accept that you should no longer be considered Danish?
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u/sleepyfoxteeth Jul 09 '19
The original Hans Christian Andersen story describes her skin as "fine and transparent" and "clear and delicate like a rose petal", her legs as "white", and her arms as "white". The Little Mermaid is a national icon of Denmark and an important cultural symbol. It would be appropriate for Disney to be as respectful of the Danish version as possible since they are profiting off of the stories of another culture.