Disney fans BLAST 'woke-sensitive' Little Mermaid song rewrites

Disney fans are not happy that the company is changing the lyrics to some classic Little Mermaid songs for its upcoming live-action remake.

The new version of the animated classic, which is set to hit theaters on May 26 and will star Halle Bailey as the iconic mermaid, is going to feature different lines for the tracks Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls, composer Alan Menken revealed earlier this week.

He explained to Vanity Fair that they made 'some lyric' changes to Kiss the Girl after people became upset over the 'idea that Prince Eric would force himself on Ariel,' and that they 'revised' the parts of Poor Unfortunate Souls 'that might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn’t speak out of turn.'

During the latter song, the evil sea witch Ursula is trying to convince Ariel to trade her voice for human legs. She sings: 'The men up there don't like a lot of blabber. 'They think a girl who gossips is a bore. Yet, on land it's much preferred for ladies not to say a word.'

She also says that 'she who holds her tongue get's a man' and that 'true gentlemen avoid conversation when they can.'

However, people on the web are outraged over the changes, with some pointing out that Ursula's statements are a very important part of the plotline.

'The whole point of that section of Poor Unfortunate Souls was for Ursula to lower Ariel's self esteem and manipulate her into giving her voice, without that part of the song Ariel will just accept giving up her voice with less manipulation from Ursula?' asked one person.

Someone else wrote: 'It makes sense that the villain say those things. Maybe instead of changing the lyrics, teach kids to think and reflect about those topic so they can develop critical thinking.'

'Ursula was trying to convince and manipulate Ariel into thinking the solution she is offering is the best,' another user pointed out.

'It's supposed to be awful and wrong. I watched this movie 100 times as a kid and it never made me feel like I couldn't speak up or express myself around a man.'

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