Look, when I drew this comic, it was just supposed to be a silly joke/parody. I never intended to get into any philosophical debates about the merits of Ariel's character, her relationship with Eric & her dad, or your relationship with your fiancee. So I'm not sure how to respond to all that. And I'm sorry if I hit a nerve or something by poking fun at a dumb fairy tale movie.

As for Triton being "racist"....it seems to me that he had good reasons to distrust humans (humans EAT fish; and mermaids are friends with fish). So it's a bit disingenuous (and, IMO, mildly offensive) to compare his behavior to actual, real-life racism (even if the film-makers did intend for it to be an allegory).