Little Mermaid, Big Propaganda

Find out why "It's as if Disney set out to obliterate the traditional mermaid mythos" (and what exactly the Starbucks logo represents) in this wonderful essay:

While the traditional mermaids are said to seduce sailors with the sound of their beautiful singing, luring them into shipwreck and death in order to consume their souls (because they, themselves lack a soul), Ariel does exactly the reverse.

The Mermaid by Heinz Insu Fenkl -- The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts