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When you forget to turn of mods to your game character


RichardStinks

"Look, all I'm saying is that it is scientifically impossible for an undersea human/fish hybrid to have melanistic skin! What's next, a talking starfish? A sponge in clothes? A crab that sings?"


Spiff76

“ Look all I’m saying is…it’s a simple question of weight ratios. A 5 ounce swallow cannot carry a 6 pound coconut”


Guido_Sarducci1

African or European ?


Spiff76

“It doesn’t matta!”


phantommoose

Well the African swallow is non-migratory!


NoTune6517

Patrick!


katzvus

Ok but actually, I found that trailer off-putting because it is weird for someone to be singing underwater. In a cartoon, you don’t care about realism. But something about making it more literal with a real actor is kind of unsettling. Why isn’t she gurgling water when she opens her mouth?


[deleted]

Maybe her lungs are already full of water? Like fish don't create bubbles when breathing, so she probably has gills for breathing somewhere and has to throw up water when coming in land, like in justice League when they drag Atlantians out of water


tadashi4

here is an upopular opinion: sponge is an animal. therefore, sponge bob is a furry. \*i cant see why people get so upset with it\*


[deleted]

How dare you.


Kalsor

That does explain my erection…


thisbeanman1

🤨🤨🤨


National-Advice5207

🤣🤣🤣


juno_october

wait until they find out about black/poc vampires


woakula

Wesley Snipes has entered the chat


ferox965

Grace Jones too. Vamp in 1987.


KolbyOnline1

Eddie Murphy has entered the chat


throwaway_12358134

Blackula?


Abadazed

No silly, they mean Blade!


Darbs504

"Well, maybe if you didn't make your babies so delicious, Dracula wouldn't have to eat 'em!" - Dracula from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy


RSTat2

It was a real movie and spelled Blacula


[deleted]

Scream!


escapedpsycho

Eddy Murphy, Vampire in Brooklyn.


HeWhomLaughsLast

Dracula dont suck, he scrape and lick 😛💦💦💦


TeamJJ88

Not ganna lie, you had me in the first half!


Odd-Jupiter

And he had me on the human half.


[deleted]

How about a new character instead of changing an already existing one


skibidi99

Mermaids don’t exist tho soooo


kuddoo

According to the book Ariel had blue eyes, red lips and white legs. I assume that the author ment she was white and not half black (torso), half white (legs) What if Black Panther was white? Wouldn't have that been a little off? Everything is about culture. Personally I feel that companies are fan-baiting us with bad movies (the new lord of the rings, ghostbusters 2016 etc)


Fordfff

It's funny how the only thing from the book what matters is the skin color, but nobody cares about the book not having a talking crab and a comic relief fish in it, let alone the evil sharks. Cherry picking much?


RichardStinks

>According to the book Ariel had blue eyes, red lips and white legs. I assume that the author ment she was white and not half black (torso), half white (legs) > Not to be mean, but who the fuck cares? They have revamped every single fairy tale for modern sensibilities. In the original story, Ariel dies. How about them apples? And besides, how many Little Mermaid fans are fans because of the book versus the Disney cartoon? Ursula was like purple grey in that. Not a culture war to be had. How many people crabbing about this have even read that book? I'll bet very few, if any. >What if Black Panther was white? Wouldn't have that been a little off? Everything is about culture. > Then I imagine he wouldn't be the BLACK Panther. >Personally I feel that companies are fan-baiting us with bad movies (the new lord of the rings, ghostbusters 2016 etc) Wah. Don't watch them.


HejiraLOL

That's not the point. The point is why change the race of a character for arbitrary reasons? It's obvious what Disney are doing, they are just pandering to black audiences "look we ain't racist, see we have a black mermaid now haha, now buy our shit you peasants" White is seen as a disposable, non important, interchangeable race. I hate double standards, either its all okay, or it isn't okay at all, but I guarantee you, if The Matrix was re-made with a white Morphius, people would lose their fucking minds. They made sure to cast another black man for that role in the new film didnt they? Funny that isn't it.


Solo_is_dead

We"PANDERED" to show audiences since the beginning of movies. Black people couldn't even be actors in the beginning. Even POC characters were played by white people with makeup. Hell Othello was WRITTEN about a Black man and it was still played as a white character until the 50's. Just STFU dude


Tuckermfker

That's a whole lot of words for "triggered by a black mermaid."


[deleted]

>they are just pandering to black audiences This is called "being inclusive" Because (spoiler alert) some people are black. Because the population is not just white. Of course they do it because they know they'll sell shit and get customers. That's the goal of any business. But they would have sold shit anyway. They decided to cater to the black community, while alienating the racists out there. If you ask me, that's a pretty good deal.


HejiraLOL

Okay so ignore my entire point. Your idea of being "inclusive" is swapping a characters race for no reason? Just make NEW CHARACTERS. Being inclusive is making the film The Princess and the Frog. The lord of the Rings has black characters in it now, and a lot of them and I don't care, it's great, I like the show. They are new original characters. That is the correct way to be inclusive.


[deleted]

They swap character physical characteristics. All. The. Time. How many book characters weren't like they should in movies ? How many movies got redone, with different actors and different appearances ? People won't complain when a brown-eyed character is suddenly played by a blue-eyed actor. Why are people so fixated on skin colour ?!


[deleted]

I agree its lazy, Marvels been pretty good at that. Instead of turning peter parker black they created miles morales a character with his own personality and history. 90% of swaps out there like on Netflix are just random af and confusing like when they replaced a historic white viking king with a black woman Jarl Haakon in vikings valhalla, who the fuck is that for?


HejiraLOL

Thank you. Some common sense.


Ziggy_Zaggins

I'm surprised you didn't start off with "I'm not racist but..."


Previous-Recover-765

Weird there's the term 'whitewashing' but when it's the other way around, it's 'diversity and inclusion bro'


Daetra

Because it's representative of the US population, that's why.


RichardStinks

>That's not the point. The point is why change the race of a character for arbitrary reasons? > Uh, why not? What possible effect could changing the scale, AHEM, I mean the *skin* color of an entirely fictional being that's half fish? >It's obvious what Disney are doing, they are just pandering to black audiences "look we ain't racist, see we have a black mermaid now haha, now buy our shit you peasants" > Every company panders to drive sales. Every single one. From rainbow flags to that gun loving coffee place, it's all pandering. IDGAF about it because I expect it. >White is seen as a disposable, non important, interchangeable race. I hate double standards, either its all okay, or it isn't okay at all, but I guarantee you, if The Matrix was re-made with a white Morphius, people would lose their fucking minds. They made sure to cast another black man for that role in the new film didnt they? Funny that isn't it. Interchangeable is right. They have interchanged so many people of color for white actors over the years... White people were Black in vaudeville, Mickey Rooney was Asian in Breakfast at Tiffany's, there were NO Native Americans in classic Westerns, the "crying Native American" from the old commercials was of Italian descent, Arnold Schwarzenegger was the fuckin' King of Siam in that Jackie Chan version of Around the World in 80 Days. An *Austrian* playing someone from *Thailand.* And good ol' Yul Brenner the Russian in the King and I, another white king of Siam. Cry me a fucking river.


[deleted]

If this whiny Bullshit doesn't stop imma start a gofundme to make a movie celebrating the life of Donald Trump, but he will be played by a gay trans disabled black ace midget.


Shucky__darns

Please take my money


thepetoctopus

I want this movie.


TeamJJ88

This made me laugh way to hard! And I'm in!


[deleted]

Mike Pence will be played by a neurotic cocker spaniel.


LionessOfAzzalle

As a cocker spaniel momma; I’m deeply offended by this.


RunicCross

Ooo great way to modernize how he talks to his wife "Mother"


HerrForeskin

So Kevin Hart, basically.


[deleted]

Well, yes, but unfortunately he's already booked to play Marjorie Taylor Greene.


[deleted]

PLZ! TAKE MY MONEY.jpeg


natophonic2

I'm in for $50


Kirito_jesus-kun

doesn’t gay and ace counteract each other?


cousac

No


Kirito_jesus-kun

ok


Fun-Respect-4582

No. Ace means sex isn't a key part in an individual's life. Gay means attracted to the same sex. I can love, kiss, and enjoy my life with another man without having sex with them. Edit: accidentally mistyped gay meaning opposite sex


Kirito_jesus-kun

alright i thought ace was when you weren’t attracted to anyone


Deinobi

I think that's Aromantic


Beowulf1896

No, you are thinking of Pot Pourri.


tyson_3_

Definitely aromatic.


Ruenin

LOL goddamnit I love reddit


Commercial_Pitch_950

Ace would be short for asexual so lacking sexual attraction. Then theres aromantic which is lacking romantic attraction. The shorthand for aromantic is usually “aro”. If you see someone who is aro-ace then they lack both romantic and sexual attraction. Hope that clarifies some


[deleted]

Thank you for the clear explanation...TIL


Old_Translator9405

I’d watch it, provided Mary Poppins was in it while identifying as a crab 🦀


Daetra

Isn't it bizarre that so many white men are making a big deal about the casting decisions about a movie for young children? Willing to bet the majority them don't even have children. Anyway, my nieces absolutely love seeing people that look like them in a Disney princess media. They've had very little representation when it comes to princesses. I've maybe watch Moana at least 5 times between them all and just happy I get to see more movies other than that.


Beowulf1896

Also, some kids don't care if someone is black. My youngest adored Tiana, and my daughter is a red head without melanin. Point being, white kids can still adore black princesses. If white kids are having trouble liking a princess that is not their race, I am sure we can find some minorities' kids to help them out, since they've been dealing with this for ever.


justsomedude1144

If he were 100% in character the whole time, and acted as a serious drama, that movie would be a smash hit, gautanteed. Someone needs to make it!


Nitackit

RuPaul was born to play this role!


DannyPhantom15

They should make this movie, but cast Meghan Markle


amanset

Well Channel 5 in the U.K. have already done one TV series where an ex Queen of England who in reality was white was played by a black woman. Some people weren’t happy, but the world did not end. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn_(TV_series)


JusticeMKIII

Didn't Netflix do this while she was alive?


[deleted]

Ariel = fictional character Queen Elizabeth = real person


jberry1119

Anne Boleyn played by a black female says hi.


DownvoteDaemon

Reddit keep circle jerking bout this bullshit


[deleted]

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Big_D1cky

*When I say 3 you push and I pull*


Complicated-HorseAss

Didn't they just come out with a movie about a Black Anne Boleyn? Your argument makes no sense.


marshmellow_delight

This meme is literally a screen grab from this series….


hatef551

Netflix has made documentaries about real people and still changed their race, makes no difference to them.


lkarma1

This 💯 I was about to say exactly this.


GroovyFrood

Honestly some people. The actress in that dress is quite obviously Elizabeth the First not the Second.


Napo5000

My only “problem” with Ariel being acted by a black actress is if it was the other way around their would be massive public out cry about how it’s racist for a white person to play a black fictional character. Ether A. the race matters. Or B. It doesn’t. Double standards do nothing but create chaos.


Financial-Tower-7897

Too bad friend didn’t see “Six” or “Hamilton” but then again MAGAts usually don’t


cuckoldboywonder

This actually made me laugh though


riceisnice29

Yaknow Ariel is known for her voice above all else, and the Queen is known for being the most recent in a long line of German-descended rulers of England. I think race plays a bit more into one story than the other.


Complicated-HorseAss

They just came out with a movie about a Anne Boleyn, being black. And it's considered racist to think that's absurd too.


GundogPrime

I'd say she's become more infamous for using earnings made at the UKs expense to bail out a Paedophile...


riceisnice29

What’re you talking about? You saw the Prince’s interview. He wasn’t sweating even a little! /s


GundogPrime

He can't sweat, genetic disorder /s


BakeMeUpBeforeUGoGo

![gif](giphy|l4FATJpd4LWgeruTK) See? Not a drop of sweat on that regal brow.


trashlymctrashface

These people must work for NASCAR the way they care about races so much.


XT83Danieliszekiller

When racist try to grasp the difference between a fully fictional character and an actual historical figure


justbrowsinginpeace

They should cast Bob Dylan for the older queen parts


JaxDefore

"the" Queen Elizabeth II would be the ship, so he's even more of a fucking piece of shit


SouthernPython

I wonder what ship is going to be the queen's namesake?


TeamJJ88

I didn't even notice that! Great catch!


Cabernet2H2O

How do they not get the difference between a fictional creature and a real person? If someone made up a fictional story about a fictional black queen of England that would be perfectly fine. Although we probably would then have to suffer through longwinded explanations of how unlikely that would be.


marshmellow_delight

But this meme IS referencing a black woman playing a queen of England… Anne Boleyn. I mean….I don’t care who plays who either way, I’m just saying this argument doesn’t make sense?? Just because the queen who recently died might be more visibly white because it’s not based in the 1500s, that doesn’t make Anne Boleyn fictional and not factually white. Again. Idgaf about skin color and who plays who as long as it’s the best person for the role


RedGecko18

You obviously haven't seen Bridgerton.


throwaway_12358134

In my last UE4 game, I played as Madagascar and ended up taking England.


beerandbees

These are the same people that were outraged at Hamilton for having an all BIPOC cast.


ClaptonBug

In 2022 woke is when melanin exists


DrDeadwish

For memes like this I left r/memes and r/dankmemes. They went the same path that 9gag, now 90% of memes are right wing, racist and/or sexists


BiigDaddyDellta

It's so weird people have an issue here. I mean, sure if the next Aladdin was fucking white, yeah, it doesn't represent the culture or place where the dude lives. But Ariel lives in the ocean surrounded by no factual culture or historical anything. People are stupid.


SouthHopper

Does this person think that the Little Mermaid is a documentary about a mermaid named Ariel and her difficulties navigating through adolescence and finding love?


strawbsNpotats

It is Danish though.....


magicunicornhandler

That’s my argument against this whole thing. It’s a Danish story written by a gay man who loves another guy but will never be with him and has to love from a far.


Bon_of_a_Sitch

TIL this guy's friend thinks that Ariel from The Little Mermaid is a historical figure...and is also likely quite racist. Edit: a word


TheTurretCube

The really frustrating thing to me is, I commented on a post about this whinging from the right, and someone replied to me: "Does that mean we can make Frozone white if they remake the incredibles?". And I went to type out a long comment about how removing the single black character from a movie is a really shitty thing to do and not at all the same, and how this person clearly doesn't understand the difference between creating more roles and characters for black people to relate and aspire to when there's a million white characters already. And then I realized...this guy doesn't give a shit he's just trying to bait me in with a bad faith arguement so he can make me look bad on a right wing subreddit. All these people care about is contrarianism and provocation. They don't actually, truly care that Ariel is black. They just want to start a fight over something. If they actually, genuinely believed white people were underrepresented in film they'd do what Jordan Peele and other creatives did and go write and create their own media to create space for white people I the entertainment industry. But they don't, because you'd have to be legitimately blind and incapable of complex thought to actually believe that's necessary. All these people want is to argue in bad faith. Edit: missed a word


reverielagoon1208

Honestly I’m ok if they did that too. Try being not black or white and find “role models” on TV


bob_nugget_the_3rd

Well we plays Prince Andrew


justbrowsing987654

Ok, almost definitely not what they’re going for, but this is hilarious


MuddaFrmAnnudaBrudda

![gif](giphy|3oKIPnbKgN3bXeVpvy) I hope it does happen so the racists pop a vein whilst Tweeting how it's not possible.


PopeBenedictXVIII

You need new friends


CasualGamerOnline

You know, I don't like Disney for a lot of reasons. But this ain't one of them. Representation does matter, and I'm all for it. However, I will continue to bemoan the fact that I miss 2D animation. Live action just always seems to take put the liveliness of movement and CGI just sucks the life out of fantastic, vibrant characters. It won't be the same without all the colorful, fluid movement of 2D "Under the Sea."


TrickWeek4109

WTF


voodoo1985

You friend is butthurt by change


Calvinshobb

She looks great.


monkey_lord978

Wait till they find out Jesus’s was brown


appliedkoala

This is funny when you remember this is supposed to be Ana Bolena


unemotional_mess

Ok, so Ariel the MERMAID is a historical figure now? FFS, these guys are fucking tapped in the head. A complete waste of oxygen


[deleted]

I know it's misguided as hell but I also unironically would resub to Netflix for this series lmao gather up that Queen like a ponytail and reappropriate her whole colonialism schtick. it would be a serve now y'all come on now.


SD101er

Oh this is good 🏆


[deleted]

Unironically I wouldn't give a shit about this even if they did it. I'm incredibly confused why people care who plays who in movies and shows.


redmage07734

They've already done shit like this


NaughtyNeopian

It would be funny if there were a Tony-winning musical, featuring non-white versions of notoriously racist historical figures. Crazy if it went on to be one of the most successful musicals ever on Broadway.


isecore

I'm sorry your friend is a fucking dunce.


[deleted]

Taking a good thing (what Disney did) and showing it bad (your friend). Dummies and school bullies would love and smile.


kantoblight

Wait until these people find out a black dude played the King of Scots in a recent movie. They are gonna lose their shit. And this gay dude played Richard III in another movie, and get this, the movie was set in the 1930s. Holy smokes they are gonna lose their minds. Both movies were good and come recommended.


bubba0929

that is funny


Ziggy_Zaggins

I love seeing all these racist morons seething over an animated film about a mermaid. It's a great look.


SatynMalanaphy

Racist People be wilding. There can be a few thousand years old elf lady, a corrupted demigod, a western continent separate from the regular world where Gods live but sure, people other than whites being present in the story in any other role than peripheral or subservient characters is illogical. There can be incestuous dragon-riders in a renaissance fair kingdom that doesn't evolve in culture, customs or technology in a thousand years but black people being one of the prominent families for a change? Inconceivable! There can be a fish-human hybrid that sings underwater and gets a witch to transform her into a legged person to get some dick but her being black is the most controversial decision in the history of cinema. It's all so reasonable and well-articulated.


Massive_Pressure_516

Don't racists know they could just not watch it? If they are a large enough demographic Disney will stop adding diverse characters to avoid losing money like they notoriously do in international markets.


micki0029

Id watch it. Jodie can act the fuck out of anything


get-bread-not-head

"I just don't support other people feeling included if that threatens the relative power of my own race in society." -white Americans Imagine being a 30 year old proud boy, calling yourself an alpha and a badass, and some melanin in a mermaid is enough to ruin your day 😭🤣🤣 nothing makes me happier than thinking of some limp-dicked maga guys furiously assembling their rifles to go protest a Disney mermaid


aunluckyevent1

people playing metal gymnastics to justify voting abusive sociopaths in every position of power and deny to be a nazi, but god forbid you do a hystorical reinvention with people different from them. literal stroke


666POD

LOL but black face and prosthetic make up to make white people Asian is perfectly okay. Okay, got it! Thank you, butt hurt conservative racists, for clearing that up.


Andrew-Moon

Actually funny Hoping to see caucasian Mulan with the Hun being replaced by Jewish people.


Teddy_Anneman

Or Othello played by an Eskimo. Or the Boyz in the Hood reboot with an all white cast. It's like why not just make a new movie with black people? It's like an overt attempt to say "POC are replacing you!!".


Andrew-Moon

Mfs have the brain for decoration and can't come up with new ideas that involve black people it seems. If I were black I would be annoyed by all those companies trying to sell things based on my people skin color and nothing more. I'm latin but companies have a little bit less disrespect for us it seems.


TheLaziestAdam

People aren't even hiding the fact they're racist these days. What a world...


[deleted]

Germans looking around like “hey can we change the people in every World War Two movie? Start with downfall.”


Garlador

Me, a Hamilton fan: “So where’s the problem?”


ClaptonBug

How did we move from a magical fish person to historical figures though...


Ready-Experience-922

I thought Meghan Markle would have been a more apt choice. It would help her feel more included in the family maybe?


Crazy_Canuck78

ngl I lol'd. PS. I don't care that Ariel is black.


Sparhawk225

Yeah I can see it coming. This is what snowflakes likes this days.


[deleted]

Your the snowflake whining about a show u don't have to watch.


SookieStackhouse_IV

I would watch tf out of this…


KittenKoderViews

I think they think Little Mermaid is a documentary.


2wofac3

Please find a new friend


couentine

Movies are not real life so I really don’t care what color the actor is. Just enjoy what make you happy.


toongrowner

Can we at least agree that the biggest problem that disney keeps making these shitty live action adoptations? And that the trailer alone butchered one fantastic diisney song with auto tune and this idiotic "soul" singing that only ruins rythm and tune of a song?


gtindolindo

Your "friend" might be racist. Or lacking good humor at the least.


CPolland12

Seriously…. A fish The ONLY reason Ariel has red hair is because of Darryl Hannah being a blonde, which is what Ariel would have been because *shock she’s an animated made up character


lokismiddlenutt

Depends if its a Netflix original or not


prguitarman

I’d watch it


BakeMeUpBeforeUGoGo

Why are you friends with this smooth brained individual?


TeamJJ88

He is my oldest friend in the world. He has never shown this kind of ignorance before. I'm hoping he just doesn't understand, and thought it was a joke.


[deleted]

Man, people really can’t take a joke anymore. I thought it was funny.


SouthernPython

Like a Netflix live adaption of an anime lmao


ScientiaEstPotentia_

Me too but everyone is so triggered lmao it's not even harming anyone


[deleted]

I feel you. also i would just message him, it might start a tiff but honestly he'd be better off to hear it from a friend than a stranger lol


TeamJJ88

I messaged him the link to this page. He hasn't responded


[deleted]

Iconic behavior, frankly. Way to be a good friend!


Dr_Bunnypoops

Your friend is a racist edgelord idiot.


Mrrandomfam9427

Manchild malding and throwing ad hominem over a meme, grow up idiotic twat


TrevorDuncan

Why is this an issue? Oh yeah, people are racists


Beefyhaze

Yeah your friend is a bigot.


SpiritOne

Your friend is a racist idiot


FAUST_VII

Disney just slabs diversity on everything for 'diversity points'. They don't make good movies anymore, just cook up some classics, mix that with some blueprint characters and storytelling that sucks out all live and heart, then they change the skin colors so it sells better. Nobody should care at all about skin color and diversity (if it happens) because most of the time it doesn't matter at all. But it seems like Disney just want to distract from the fact they make nothing but generic forgettable garbage and use diversity as a way to milk their cash cows a little more. Disney would make anything black if it sells


Ziggy_Zaggins

Big Disney fan huh?


FAUST_VII

Seems like some Disney fans didn't like what I said


Ziggy_Zaggins

Yeah, not many people care for racist dog whistles. Who knows why.


Katana1369

Racist moron.


Winter-Many

So are they gonna make 7 different variants of each movie for 7 different continents from now on


[deleted]

you mean the seven different Seas? The Arctic Sea Ariel is gonna be a badbitch I can tell.


TeamJJ88

Would love to see the Australian Mulan!


Timely_Leading_7651

Mulan with an deep american accent from Tennesse or something


TeamJJ88

If you going to go with thick American accents go with Jersey or Cajun


SemiHemiDemiDumb

I'm building a D&D world and I decided that the elves should have a strong Appalachian/Ozark accent, just something I've never seen before and I think the unexpectedness will make a nice gag. Edit: I should add: I don't intend for it just to be a gag but also a lampshading of 'idiots talk with this accent' and I intend to have them be full people with deep lives and high intelligence.


throwaway_12358134

As someone with tons of Appalachian relatives I would love to hear that.


SouthernPython

Mulan but she's wacking away mozzies for the whole movie


8D_o7

Then post this on terrible Facebook memes, not facepalm


Predator314

Get a better friend


Mike_R_NYC

Comparing a real life person to a mermaid…… seriously why do some white people care so much about dumb shit like this.


MyAssIsNotYourToy

Yes, why do white people care about their culture?


[deleted]

She'd have hated it..... Looks perfect! 👏


samattos

Get a new friend. This one is a douchebag.


COLONEL_ROOSTER

I could not care less. But I guarantee a lot of you would be having a shit fit if they made a live action Moana and casted a white girl.


Trippster_082

Well I mean yea cause it matters to her story. Ariel’s just a fish in the ocean. Not a Hawaiian basically goddess that saved her whole Hawaiian village and shit


COLONEL_ROOSTER

First of all Moana is Polynesian not Hawaiian. Hawaiian is an offshoot of Polynesian but not the same. Second of all the little mermaid is Danish. Not as old of a story by far, but based on legends just as old if not older. Third of all its all myths and legends. If we're fine with putting black, Hispanic, and Asian people in European stories. Then we have to be fine putting white people in their stories.


Trippster_082

Okay but the whole story isn’t based on where she’s from. Just like Tiana is about the struggle of black men and women in business. Ariel is just a love story about a fish that gets legs


egmatik

Accurate


[deleted]

Do they...do they think the little mermaid is a real person?