Mermaid Looks Nothing Like Original

BUT THIS LITTLE MERMAID LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL! 2019 BUT THIS LITTLE MERMAID LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL! 1989 BUT THIS LITTLE MERMAID LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THE ORIGINAL! 1837 THAT'S MORE LIKE IT! 1700

A four-panel comic compares a modern glamorous mermaid from 2019 with the red-haired Disney-style mermaid from 1989, a darker 1837 version, and finally a manatee in 1700. The joke is that sailors may have mistaken manatees for mermaids, making the manatee the “original” mermaid. It is sent as an absurd historical correction or reaction to exaggerated claims about authenticity. EN: A four-panel comic compares a modern glamorous mermaid from 2019 with the red-haired Disney-style mermaid from 1989, a darker 1837 version, and finally a manatee in 1700. The joke is that sailors may have mistaken manatees for mermaids, making the manatee the “original” mermaid. It is sent as an absurd historical correction or reaction to exaggerated claims about authenticity.