Disney’s remake of “The Little Mermaid” didn’t have enough “kink” for a New York Times reviewer.
Wesley Morris, the 48-year-old critic-at-large for the Times, argued the movie is too “safe” even though it’s rated PG.
“The new, live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’ is everything nobody should want in a movie: dutiful and defensive, yet desperate for approval,” Morris began.
“It reeks of obligation and noble intentions. Joy, fun, mystery, risk, flavor, kink — they’re missing,” he explained.
Robby Starbuck accused the Times of “pushing pedophile propaganda” by publishing the piece.
“The New York Times just put up a review of the Little Mermaid where the reviewer complains that KINK was missing from the film. The definition of kink: a person’s unusual sexual preferences. Same media denies the left sexualizes kids. The reviewer needs his hard drives reviewed,” Starbuck tweeted.
When one user pointed to the definition of “kink” pointing to a twist in the plot, Starbuck pushed back.
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“Lol no. I’ve directed Oscar winning actors and some of the biggest music stars on the planet. Not once has kink been said to refer to a plot twist,” he explained. “The popular culture understanding of kink is very well known. If you referred to a kink any other way you’d do so specifically.”