There's Caribbean versions of mermaid mythology that Disney could have used as a base for a Little Mermaid reboot that would be justifiably distinct, checks all the boxes they're hellbent on checking now, Sébastien's two iconic tracks would be still fit tonally, and the reactionaries wouldn't have a leg to stand on because nothings being 'butchered' in big yellow thumbnail font.
And I might be bias but those mermaid fairy tales are much cooler. It's sort of like race changes in superhero media when there's a ton of minority superheroes ready to kick ass. It's like they rather bait reactionaries for industry clout.
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