Quote from: Twocky61 on December 10, 2017, 11:35:24 AM
I often wonder how Mermaid's would be able reproduce with their legs bound together

So let's suppose Mermaid's do actually exist

Maybe there would be at their groin a flap that pulls open and closes, Like a fish's fin

But then there is the issue of giving birth. That flap would not be wide enough

I don't know...! But then again, dolphins give birth too, so...!

I've always thought of how dirty the sea is so never understood why mermaids are seen as sexy or why you'd want to be one; just gross knowing where they've been 

Quote from: Julia1996 on December 10, 2017, 09:15:56 AM
That actually would be a really cool name for a band.

Yeah, I kinda like that one also 

I wasn't obsessed with them, but I liked them a lot. But then I love all that stuff a lot, I was obsessed with mythology as a kid.

While we think of many classical mythological mermaids as not exactly friendly, it depends on if you think of sirens or nereids. Nereids are the little mermaid style, and were generally good(though also not always sexy, as some versions had them with full scales and with fish mouths ). Sirens are the "evil mermaid" that lured sailors to their death, but  were actually more like harpies that became conflated with mermaids over time.

Nope, I wasn't into mermaids or dolls of any kind. Even as a preschool aged kid I actively disliked dolls. But My Little Ponies? Sign me up.

Disney's "The Little Mermaid" came out when I was in high school.  I really enjoyed it especially the transformation aspects.  But other than that, I didn't have the whole, I'm going to get a mermaid tattoo, level of fascination.

Absolutely! I was a kid when The Little Mermaid came out and even back then I wanted to be Ariel (never could understand why she would want to become human, we suck). I also think that's where my love of red hair comes from, lol.

Quote from: Julia1996 on December 10, 2017, 04:35:29 PM
Well if she did have some kind of hidden vagina I can't imagine how fishy that would smell. LOL

Well, I can't say I've noticed but it has been said of cis women that ....

Never mind.  Anyway, I quite like anchovies.   

I saw that film Splash a lot as a kid. Someone owned the VHS in the house so it was on and I didn't mind it. Also heard about how the Disney version of the "Little Mermaid" story is quite a different tone from the original tale, when I was a kid. It was pretty depressing as I recall. I was a big fan of swimming in the sea though, so my focus was on fish and dolphins. Mermaids didn't occur to me as something to be fascinated with.

If you go on YouTube you can find lots of "professional mermaids" filmed under the water wearing monofins.   

Loved the "Splash" movie when it first came out but got board with it after awhile of seeing too often, didn't care much for Disney's "Little Mermaid" although I did think it was kinda cute LOL

I did like mermaids as a child, but not the mermaids themselves.  I was instead fascinated by the transformation aspect of mermaid to human girl/woman.

Quote from: Viktor on December 11, 2017, 06:59:56 PM
Also heard about how the Disney version of the "Little Mermaid" story is quite a different tone from the original tale, when I was a kid. It was pretty depressing as I recall.

True.  She didn't get the prince.  She did go to heaven when she died, though, so it's sort of a happy ending.

Quote from: MaryT on December 13, 2017, 08:25:36 AM
True.  She didn't get the prince.  She did go to heaven when she died, though, so it's sort of a happy ending.

Considering most fairy tales and old stories for children are darker than modern horror movies, it was about as happy as it gets.

Not to mention it was by the same guy who wrote the Little Match Girl. Compared to that, the ending for the Little Mermaid is supremely mild, heh.