My first exposure to this phenomenon was Disney's 2012 film “Wreck-It Ralph,” which features Ralph, an arcade game villain who seeks to become a hero, in a colorful, fast-paced adventure aimed at children with themed soundtracks across digital worlds. However, the innocence ends there. In one scene, Ralph helps Vanellope, a child under 18, build a race car, overlaid with Rihanna's “Shut Up and Drive,” a song laden with sexual innuendo. Rihanna's 2007 track, with lyrics like "You look like you can handle what's under my hood, you keep saying that you will, boy I wish you would," is far from kid-friendly, promoting suggestive themes that are unsuitable for children's movies. Why would Disney, known for wholesome entertainment, approve this? Was it an oversight, or a calculated move to normalize adult themes for kids? This isn't a minor mistake: it signals a troubling shift in Disney's priorities.

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Disney's 2023 remake of The Little Mermaid faced criticism for lacking the “kink elements” present in the original animated film, according to a New York Times review. The New York Times piece noted that the remake toned down these suggestive aspects to appeal to a broader, more family-friendly audience. They claim that the original featured Ursula with a seductive, larger-than-life persona that included subtle “seductive undertones.” You know it's bad when they're trying to sexualize Ursula. “The Little Mermaid” has always been a family-friendly children's cartoon. Modern remakes certainly do not need “kinky, seductive undertones.” These are fish we're talking about here – fish don't have kinks! Enough!