Bishop, Mardia J. (2009). Mommy Angst: Motherhood in American Popular Culture: Motherhood in American Popular Culture. United States: ABC-CLIO. p.33. ISBN 9780313375316. Do yourself a favor and look up the Hays Code or the The Criminal Amendment Act of 1885. Until recently, queer characters, when they were portrayed in media, had to be presented in such a way that you could not be seen as ‘endorsing’ homosexuality. We have the Bury Your Gays trope for a specific, systemic reason that was mandated in countries like the United States and the UK. If you broke those laws, you could wind up in jail, have your work destroyed, be ostracized, or worse. Gray, Emma (2012-06-29). "Disney Villains: Ursula Gets Slimmed Down For The New 'Designer Collection' ". Huffington Post . Retrieved 2009-12-23. a b Hall, Sophie (July 9, 2015). "8 Disney villains who are better than the heroes". Beamly . Retrieved April 25, 2016. a b c d Brandon, Emily (2014). "15 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE LITTLE MERMAID". Oh My Disney. Disney . Retrieved April 1, 2016.

At the behest of Disney executives Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, director and screenwriter Ron Clements was among several film-makers instructed to research new story ideas that could potentially be adapted into the studio's next major animated film release. [3] Clements first discovered Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale " The Little Mermaid" at a local bookstore, and began deliberating why Disney had never attempted to adapt the story before. [3] Clements eventually learned that Walt Disney himself had actually attempted to adapt the fairy tale into a feature-length animated film as early as the 1930s, [4] but the project was ultimately shelved due in part to its sad ending. [5] [3] Clements suggested "The Little Mermaid" to Katzenberg, who finally green-lit it after having first rejected it. [4] In modern times, most sea witches simply connected or drawn to the element of water, especially the sea. Most don’t have a desire for eels to do their bidding. But, they do feel a strong bond with the ocean, both as a calming force and a chaotic one and draw from that energy to do their magic. Thorpe, JR (February 25, 2015). "9 Ways The Original 'Little Mermaid' By Hans Christian Andersen Is Actually Seriously Disturbing". Bustle . Retrieved April 22, 2016.a b Franks-Allen, Sara (26 September 2013). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' ". The FW. SCREENCRUSH NETWORK . Retrieved April 1, 2016. Pringle, Betsy Henry (2005). Disney Villains: The Top Secret Files. New York: Disney Press. ISBN 0-7868-3603-2. a b Susman, Gary (November 14, 2014). " 'The Little Mermaid' Facts: 25 Things You Didn't Know About the Disney Masterpiece". Moviefone. Aol Inc . Retrieved April 1, 2016. You’ll keep your swimming gait, and no dancer will be able to float along like you. But every step you take will be as if you were treading on a sharp knife, so that you would think your blood must gush out. If you can bear all that, I will do what you wish.'”

Mauney, Matt (May 30, 2014). "The 30 greatest Disney villains of all time". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved May 26, 2016. The representation. This is one of the most diverse casts in terms of gender expression and identity, sexual orientation, and race I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Not only our both our protagonists queer, but so are the majority of the primary cast. Flora/Florian in particular is incredible non-binary/genderfluid representation (and they’re also not the only NB person in this story!)

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The magic system. I don’t want to spoil too much here, but the way they do spell craft in the story is so much more interesting than characters just waving their hands around and reciting ‘Tyger, Tyger,’ and concentrating real hard to make the world change for them. We see Flora/Florian putting in the work, having to change their point of view and not immediately be perfect or even overly powerful. What they are is clever. They don’t just mysteriously get the power to do whatever they want. They actually have a unique but limited skill set and have to do a lot of lateral thinking about how to use it to their benefit. I loved it. Watkins, Gwynne (November 18, 2014). "It's Time to See 'The Little Mermaid' as a Feminist Film". Yahoo! . Retrieved April 23, 2014. Fane-Saunders, Kilmeny (1989). "The Little Mermaid". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company . Retrieved April 6, 2016. During production of The Little Mermaid, Ursula's design evolved and transformed dramatically. Animator Glen Keane's earliest sketches of Ursula were drawn to resemble Rae, specifically based on the actress' audition for the role. [23] The short-lived casting of Stritch as Ursula and her subsequent performance eventually inspired the animators to design the character as "a tall, thin regal-looking sea witch" based on manta rays and scorpion fish, complete with a long cape. [22] At one point, Ursula had also been drawn with spikes to resemble a spinefish. [7] Ursula's appearance was largely inspired by American actor and drag queen Divine, [40] who was best known for his frequent appearances in several films directed by filmmaker John Waters. [17] Similarities were first drawn between the character and the actor after animator Rob Minkoff sketched "a vampy overweight matron", to which Ashman responded, "She looks like a Miami Beach matron ... playing Mah Jong by the pool.” [41] The character shares Divine's signature eye makeup, jewelry and body type while originally sporting a Mohawk, [41] the last of which was borrowed from the actor's Pink Flamingo s (1972) character Babs Johnson. [42] However, Minkoff had been drawing the character with a shark's tail at the time. [41] Clements eventually decided to place Ursula's head on top of the body of an octopus instead, which ultimately resulted in her current design. [3] The animators then studied the way in which octopuses move, explaining, "There was a very kind of seductive and yet scary aspect", which they incorporated into the character's own gait. [3] The Pink Flamingos-inspired Mohawk was ultimately discarded because Disney felt that the hairstyle was "too over-the-top" for the film. [42] Additionally, Ursula's face was also inspired by that of Madame Medusa from Disney's The Rescuers (1977) . [43] According to The Gospel according to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust author Mark I. Pinsky, Ursula became "the most grotesque characterization Disney ... have created for a female villain" at that time. [44] Iacobucci, Jordan (May 27, 2023). "10 Best Performances in The Little Mermaid Live-Action Remake". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved June 7, 2023.

Ursula is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Little Mermaid (1989). Voiced by actress Pat Carroll, Ursula is a villainous Cecaelian sea witch who offers a mermaid princess named Ariel a temporary opportunity to become human so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric within three days. However, Ursula is, in fact, determined to sabotage Ariel's chances so that she can ultimately usurp King Triton's position as ruler of the oceans. Castiglia, Carolyn (2013). "THE TOP 15 DISNEY VILLAINS RANKED FROM BAD TO WORST". Babble.com. Disney . Retrieved April 23, 2016. Oldenburg, Ann (March 3, 2011). "Queen Latifah, Olivia Wilde become Disney characters". USAToday.com . Retrieved October 12, 2016.

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a b c d e f "John Musker Question Countdown – Number 7". Howard Ashman. Shoptalk Ltd. 26 March 2012 . Retrieved April 2, 2016. Van de Wall, Virginia (October 1, 2013). "10 Totally Mind-Blowing Facts About 'The Little Mermaid' ". J-14 . Retrieved April 1, 2016. According to The Sea Witch, focus on spells that attract abundance and protection. During low tides, perform rituals related to banishing, letting go, breaking curses, or finding rest.

Reif, Alex (2022-09-08). "TV Recap: "The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club" Brings Disney Villains to Springfield". LaughingPlace.com . Retrieved 2022-09-09. Boedeker, Hal (2015-04-14). "Disney Night scores for 'Dancing,' ABC". OrlandoSentinel . Retrieved 2015-04-15.Pat Carroll was the voice actress of Ursula from 1989 to her death in 2022, with her final role as Ursula being posthumous in Disney Dreamlight Valley. [19] [20] [21] Carroll was not the filmmakers' first choice for the role; Clements, Musker and Ashman had long debated who should voice the villainess, [22] the casting of whom was long and tedious, spanning an entire year. [23] [24] In his book Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies, author Allan Neuwirth documented that the filmmakers searched "for just the right performer who could put across the deep-voiced, world-weary, deadpan villainess they had in mind–but never quite snaring their catch". [25] While Ashman was interested in actress Joan Collins because he was a fan of her performance as Alexis Colby in the soap opera Dynasty, [24] Clements and Musker favored actress Bea Arthur, for whom they had actually written the role, [3] describing Ursula as "having a Bea Arthur-type basso voice" in early drafts of their screenplay. [22] Clements and Musker fully expected Arthur to accept the role because she had already been working for Disney's Touchstone Television on the sitcom The Golden Girls. [24] However, Arthur's agent resented the directors-writers for insinuating that her client voice a witch, [24] refusing to even present the script to the actress. [22] a b "6 Life Lessons I Learned From Disney Villains". HelloGiggles. July 22, 2014 . Retrieved May 29, 2016.