Disney Moana
Opinion / Disney’s ‘Moana’: An offensive portrayal of Polynesian culture and mythology
Unsurprisingly, the film’s directors, Ron Clements and John Musker, are white, and it is almost as if “whiteness” prevents artistes, such as film directors, from portraying the non-white peoples with a non-colonial lens.
November 3, 2024
Disney’s ‘Moana’: An offensive portrayal of Polynesian culture and mythology
Unsurprisingly, the film’s directors, Ron Clements and John Musker, are white, and it is almost as if “whiteness” prevents artistes, such as film directors, from portraying the non-white peoples with a non-colonial lens.
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