Who knew some lighthearted Disney cosplay could be so controversial?
Some photos of Harry Styles dressed up as Ariel from The Little Mermaid resurfaced on social media recently, eliciting a whole host of strong reactions.
According to Newsweek, the photos were taken when the singer hosted Saturday Night Live in November 2019.
Photos of Harry Styles dressed as Ariel from ‘The Little Mermaid’ have resurfaced. pic.twitter.com/YICYiIDIew
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 16, 2021
Several fans saw the humor, adding their own jokes and memes.
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“Sources say that Harry Styles will be playing the role of Ariel in the upcoming Disney movie ‘The Little Mermaid,'” wrote one.
Another shared a side-by-side of one of the shots with another of Styles looking like Prince Eric, tweeting: “ariel and prince eric are the best Disney couple.”
ariel and prince eric are the best disney couple pic.twitter.com/pqjsmdihDA
— carly??| dj era (@codyko123) April 16, 2021
Not everyone was as amused.
“The straights are so obsessed with trying to be different lol,” wrote one clearly very original gay fan.
“He want this attention so bad,” added another, who seemed to miss the part about these being SNL promo shots from two years ago.
Others jumped to his defense, with one observing: “The amount of homophobia in these replies is not surprising. They can’t grasp the topic of the fact that clothes are clothes, they don’t have a gender.”
dhmonarch89
it’s sort of like the Little Mermaid after she became human and she and the prince got a house next to the Kardashians…Trashy Mermaid
Donston
It’s silly and fragile how some can’t handle a famous male pop star wearing a dress or drag sometimes, as if tons of male entertainers haven’t been doing that for decades. Just as it’s silly how some folks act like Harry wearing drag or a basic dress in a photo shoot is somehow revolutionary and groundbreaking. Nothing Harry has worn has been special or even all that jarring or daring. Both teams only act this way because they perceive Harry as “straight” (or “mostly ‘straight”) and “masculine” and conventionally good-looking. If he didn’t fit those categories neither group would care.
Fahd
I miss Larry Stylinson.
Donston
They type of stuff has a shelf life and a limit on being cute or funny. I do think the fan-girls did too much with that stuff. And I do find it somewhat disturbing how much some girls (and even grown ass women) fetishize and ship dudes in real life, and how often those dudes tend to be perceived as “straight” or hetero-leaning. I just don’t think it’s cute after a while. I imagine those insecurities are a big reason Louis got boo-ed up and had a kid so young. Somewhat similar to what Shawn Mendes is clearly dealing with now.
Fahd
Omg, I don’t want to be responsible for recalling something that led to Louis getting “boo-ed up and having a kid so young”. I’ll stop missing Larry Stylinson.
ScottOnEarth
Harry is adorable and sexy, no matter what he’s wearing…..even dressed like a mermaid.
Kangol2
Don’t tell Candace Owens, she might have another anti-Harry Styles meltdown!
James26
Very sad. Styles is a victim of his decayed society and the time in which he is living. The good news is that these kinds of images of male degradation build up energy for a social backlash, as we have seen recently in China.
LeBlevsez
What’s sad is your sorrowful self.
ScottOnEarth
Um, I think you’re looking for Fox News. Keep moving……
James26
@ScottonEarth I just paid a compliment to communist China, so I don’t think that qualifies me as a Fox viewer. Do better!