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  Opinion | Mermaids Have Always Been Black

  

  nytimes.com

  The uproar over Disney casting Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid overlooks generations of Caribbean and African folklore.

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  Copenhagen's Little Mermaid branded 'racist fish' in graffiti attack

  

  theguardian.com

  Expert on Hans Christian Andersen says it is ‘hard to see what is racist’ about fairytaleThe...

  Expert on Hans Christian Andersen says it is ‘hard to see what is racist’ about fairytaleThe statue of the Little Mermaid in the entrance to Copenhagen harbour has been daubed with the words “racist fish”.The 107-year-old statue has often been vandalised by protesters, ranging from pro-democracy activists to anti-whaling campaigners. As recently as January, “Free Hong Kong” was scrawled on the rock on which...

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• How Europe Learnt to Swim

  

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