Saturday 10 December 2016

We Asked Polynesian People What They Thought Of Disney's "Moana"

You’re welcome.

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Disney has a less-than-stellar reputation when it comes to portraying non-European cultures (AHEM, Aladdin, looking at you), so as a person of Polynesian descent (I'm Native Hawaiian on my mom's side) I was understandably concerned when Disney announced its plans.

See? I’m LEGIT.

Turns out I liked Moana quite a lot, but I reached out to some of my Polynesian friends and family to get their take on it. Here’s what they shared.


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