Last week I found myself unexpectedly perving over King Triton’s torso whilst watching The Little Mermaid II with my kids. Which was something of a surprise, even to myself. A cartoon character – who knew? As he waggled his way into shot, I was taken aback by the broadness of his chest, the abs definition, the slenderness of a waist that tantalisingly led the eye down to his thick, smooth…
tail. Oh.
Is it weird to wonder about sex with a merman, and a cartoon one at that? It feels odd to have (very minor) levels of arousal over someone who’s half fish and I’m annoyed at Disney for putting me in this position in the first place. Why did they have to draw him with the most buff upper body the cartoon world has ever seen? It’s just not on. Don’t make fantastical part-animals sexy is what I say. I never had this hot-under-the-collar problem with Mr Tumnus from Narnia.
Morally it feels a bit off, because surely sex with a half-animal is (trying to follow logic, here) a sort of half bestiality? Or even full bestiality, because really the part you’re “engaging with” most is the non-human part. You can very well kiss King Triton, and King Triton can very well honk your boobs with his human hands (this is how I imagine he shags – all whilst bellowing out a sea shanty), but when it comes down to it, you’re going to be fornicating with a fish.
I also feel bad because (in The Little Mermaid II) Triton is a white-bearded, protective and loving grandad, and so it’s a bit like fancying Santa. Except Santa with the body of Jason Momoa.
How did King Triton even get that ripped? I can imagine that upper body strength for a merman would have to be phenomenal, because effectively your legs have been replaced with a giant flipper, but still. There’s upper body strength and there’s the torso of a man who’s been lifting articulated lorries for the past ten years. And there ain’t any articulated lorries on the bottom of the ocean, I can tell you that for free.
(Actually there might be. It could have slipped off a sunken freight ship. And I suppose the mermaid community would only need one articulated lorry in their workout area. The MerGym. They could lift oil drums or boulders whilst waiting for the lorry lift, or use the resistance bands. Which would be made from those thick, shiny strips of seaweed.)
(Sorry, I’ve got an image in my head now, of all of the fitness fanatic merpeople hanging about in their outdoor gym, an underwater version of Muscle Beach. They’re all side-eyeing one another and drinking green protein shakes out of conch shells. Although: do merpeople drink? How could you drink liquid when you are quite literally surrounded by liquid? You’d open your mouth and all of the seawater would pour in – how would you selectively imbibe a particular liquid? I suppose you’d just have to use a straw.)
Anyway, sex with King Triton: it would be totally inappropriate. Even on a practical note, things aren’t plain sailing. Where is his willy? Could it be hidden beneath the scales of his tail, like a pop-up surprise? Or do merpeople have no reproductive organs? How do merpeople mate?
Wait. Google is my friend here.
Wow.
There are a LOT of theories. It’s mindblowing. People do know that mermaids aren’t real…don’t they? Because there seem to be thousands of mer-believers out there. Anyway, the two most popular theories (and I suppose only feasible theories when you think about it) are that the mermaid lays a mer-egg and the merman comes along and basically spunks over it, OR that they mate like a human, with the merman’s penis concealed in a sort of sheath, like a dolphin’s.
I feel queasy, for some reason. I think it’s the idea of being penetrated by a sheathed dolphinesque penis. Would it have scales on the actual shaft? Would the scales feel like sequins? Risky! You’d be absolutely in tatters down there. Unless your own vaginal passage was also scaled, in which case it might be somewhat protected, but then would the scales clash and catch on one another as the penis was withdrawn? What if the sequinned penis became trapped inside the sequinned tunnel? There’d be trouble then!
Do you think there’s an A&E for mermaids? I like to think that Disney would have that all drawn out – the octopus receptionist with her many telephones, the swordfish surgeon with his scalpel nose.
“Ah, King Triton! What can I do for you this time, Your Royal Highness? Sequin penis stuck inside a sequin vagina again? You need to be more careful! Nurse Pufferfish, just roll them over this way, that’s right, easy does it – and fetch the KY jelly!”
Oh, I’ve gone off on a real tangent with this post. I only meant to ask around and see who else thought King Triton was hot. Which, incidentally, I have already done on Instagram but with slightly disappointing results; King Triton was not top of the hot-cartoons charts. Aladdin cropped up quite a bit, and also the general from Mulan, but I think that the most popular cartoon crush was Robin Hood from Disney’s Robin Hood. Who happens to be – get this – a fox!
What is it about anthropomorphised animals? A few people also said “adolescent Simba” from The Lion King, but more people willingly and enthusiastically aired their fancies for the beast from Beauty and the Beast. But only AS the beast, mind; he seems to lose his sex appeal when he becomes human again. Apparently.
Giving it some (extended) thought, the beast is pretty broad across the chest. Nice and stocky. I kind of get the attraction. Moody, damaged, good head of hair, massive castle with full staff including a wardrobe that talks. But Robin Hood the fox? He of the smug smile and overly-confident swagger? Nah, sorry. I’m lost on that one…
I really fancied adult Bambi.
And Simba.
Manes and Antlers
Oh my god, I am so glad I saved this post. I have been having a rubbish day and this is just what I needed to brighten up the last hour of my working week.
I really don’t see it with King Triton – too much like Santa for me but since reading this I do remember my thing for Beast (only in beast form, he was disappointingly clean cut as a human) and have always loved Robin Hood – it’s the charming foxy smile that does it. Still my type to this day.
I am now far too curious about the mer-gonads and can only imagine how painful the sequined peen would be. I wouldn’t let him near me even if he was the hottest merman under the sea with that !
Thanks for making us all smile .
xx
I am both appalled and doing that silent shake-laugh thing — which, let’s face it, is the precise combination I count on you for.
You have a great sense of humor!
Love your funny post!
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What the devil have I just read?
Also, I can totally get behind Robin Hood. (Or in front.)
LOL! Catch up! : )
You are forgetting the real hunk of the film… Prince Eric!
LOL
Love this post, so funny. Don’t think I can watch the little mermaid in the same way now lol.
Just snorted coffee all over my mother in law. Sensational.
Hercules is up there too – he’s a demi-god though so I suppose that is reasonable.
Also – Aladdin is a 10/10. Always had a slightly weird thing for adolescent Simba too -I think it’s the shaggy curtains, reminiscent of every 90’s male manufactured pop star..
Hahahaha! No, no, no to 10/10. His grin annoys me. I like them moody, obviously.. : )
I have had to sent this blog post to both of my sisters because only a couple of months back we were having the same conversation about his beautiful broad chest!
Danielle
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Hahaha!
You reminded me of the time my daughter called Mr Tumnus “Mr Numbnuts” with no idea what she was saying!
I wouldn’t fancy Robin Hood either – but once King Richard appears with his broad chested, full-maned lion-self, that was when the movie got interesting!
You are cheering me up so much!!
Oh good!
I don’t know if this helps answer your question, but when Kirsten Dunst played the Little Mermaid on Saturday Night Live, she confirmed that although she was part human, her “hoo -haw was pure mackerel”
You’re welcome
Oh sweet Jesus
feeling a bit distressed now … :-)
Please oh please can we have a daily laugh post like this. I’m killing myself laughing, have sent the link to my daughter whose only hope is that your kids will one day read this!! Your posts cheer me up big time Ruth!! I’m also seconding the book!
: )
Oh my goodness, I should be working but instead I’m sniggering over the thought of Triton and his sequinned manhood! Mr Tumnus as played by James McAvoy is quite hot I think. Also the main character from The shape of water is quite buff
I can’t get on board with Tumnus.
Crilly, going to need the name of your Dr and the strength pills you’re on?
Well that brightened up my coffee break.
Milo Thatch looks a bit like my hubby
Oh Ruth!!! Haven’t laughed so much in days!
Hahaha
Bwahahahaha!!!! Had such a blast reading this! I’m definitely on the stronger man team! To much hustle and uncertainties with the King Triton…:)))), so I’ll stick to my beast. (Beauty and the Beast) :))))
No words…except just brilliant! Nearly choked on my granola while reading this :))
Oh my this post was just what the doctor (hopefully from the merpeople hospital) ordered! Great writing. And I agree with Aladdin being the hottest cartoon!
Thank you for making me laugh. And reconsider Disney films in a new way. X
You’ll never look at things the same again!
You absolutely slay me! Frickin’ hilarious!
: )
There is a Disney YouTuber named Miss Cherry who does Disney-themed hauls, etc, who has a line of merch featuring her love of King Triton, aka “Daddy”.
https://teespring.com/new-daddy-sticker?tsmac=store&tsmic=miss-cherrys-merch&pid=794&cid=103544
Also, his large nipples are featured quite prominently, in the cartoons only. None of the official Disney merchandise has them. Nor does his statue in Disney World.
Oh my God, so good! Hahahaha
You need to read The Pisces by Melissa Broder! Romance between a human and a merman – with sea scenes – was quite something!
Sex scenes even!!
Sea scenes very appropriate!
I came here to recommend this book too. It’s a bloody weird premise but a genuinely brilliant read.
I love that devilish fox
LOL
This is the best blog post to ever grace the internet. I’m sat here in hysterics and my boyfriend is just staring at me.
He’s threatened by the Triton
Woehahahahaha !!!!! Again I ask, when shall we have the utmost pleasure of owning an AMR book. With actual pages. Lots of them. Filled with outrageous stories. The dream !
Watch the movie, The Shape of Water. It’s a good film, but addressing that aspect is…disturbing.