Ryder said The Little Mermaid appears to be set in the 18th ... with Ariel meeting her prince against the backdrop of burgeoning racial harmony. “We owe it to our children to give them the ...

Ryder said The Little Mermaid appears to be set in the Caribbean ... that the Caribbean in the 18th century was a time of racial harmony, any more than I suspect a Jewish father wants his child ...

In this scenario, the Little Mermaid could have easily found her ... would have been the perfect setting for an island of racial harmony, and in doing so it would have gently educated children ...

Melissa McCarthy said drag queens were "100 percent" an influence behind her portrayal of the tentacled sea witch Ursula in the upcoming live-action "The Little Mermaid" flick set to hit theaters ...