You're allowed to have your opinions as well and I won't make you change yours. But I have to disagree with you once again.I don't understand this. Of course it's perfectly okay for you to hold this opinion and I'm not going to try to change your mind, but I genuinely, honestly, don't understand this. I don't see Ariel as anything you described her at all. Okay, she was naive for making a deal with Ursuala, the sea-witch. But I don't understand why people would hold that against her. Ariel was only 16 year old, and teenagers do stupid things now and then (tell me about it!). Cinderella and Aurora and such were all that age, too, but they were treated like mini-adults... much like children were treated in the days the fairy tales were written. But Ariel was actually given a personality that reflects true teenage mentality in our day and age. That's why her quest comes across as so authentic; that's why it strucks a chord with so many people.
You say she's selfish and spoiled; you show a lot of understanding for Triton. Of course he wanted to protect his daughter, but he was also very prejudiged toward people, and Ariel challenged him. Not everybody may agree, but I believe challenging and criticizing authority figures is a major, important and essential part of kids growing up. So I would always root for Ariel. I've made a very long post in the appropriate thread (a few months ago) about how Ariel is really the only Disney heroine who thrives all events in the movie because of her own emotional motivations. I think her appeal comes from the fact that she always follows her heart and her most inner desires. I think a lot of people can relate to that; or wish they could do the same...
Yes, Triton was prejudiged and did something wrong eventually for destroying her daugthers things. But the difference is that Triton has a character arc and Ariel doesn't. Sure, she was only sixteen, but I guess most teenagers knows when they've crossed the line and apologized. Ariel did barely apologized to her father, but I really think the movie should have showed Ariel and her father coming clean and talk about things. But they didn't. At least Triton did what he did out of love and for Ariel, while Ariel was only doing it for herself.
That's leads me to the next point; There was no real need to root for Ariel. If she had a dad which actually was mean to her and actually HAD a miserable life in the ocean, then her desire to be a human would be more resonant. But Ariel just wanted it because she was a fangirl of the humans and because of being really ignorant of no realizing that her father really wanted her best.
So sorry, but I have to disagree with you. Disagree with me if you want to, but I'll have my opinion.