Disney pulls Halloween costume after accusations of 'brown face'

Ilovemybricks

DISNEY HAS WITHDRAWN a children’s Halloween costume depicting the tattooed Pacific demi-god Maui after critics accused the entertainment giant of promoting “brown face”.

The full-body, zip-up costume, linked to the upcoming animated feature Moana, featured brown skin with traditional Pacific tattoos, a grass skirt and bone necklace.

Pacific activists accused Disney of cultural appropriation, comparing it to the racially offensive “black face” make-up once worn by white performers in US minstrel shows.

http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/175846/moanas-brown-face-row-leaves-disney-red-faced

http://www.thejournal.ie/disney-halloween-costume-2990798-Sep2016/

This is getting silly.

So should they have made the skin tone a different colour? I'm pretty sure if they made a Disney show about this and all the characters were white/blonde/blue eyes... there'd be an uproar. When Disney withdraws the item some will probably cry about their lack of diversity.

Butters1979

More internet outrage. I really can't see how anyone could find this insuring. Although I don't know any Polynesians so I'd be interested in hearing from anyone who was how they feel about it.

I'm willing to bet most people who objected where either white or part of black lives matter. Or both.

suicide_circus

Wonder how many pacific islanders found this offensive. I'm guessing....zero.

The_Valeyard

Ahhh,

This is the beginning Of The annual PC stasi attempt to kill off Halloween.

Gatling

Heil PC

Butters1979

Butters1979 wrote: »

I'm willing to bet most people who objected where either white or part of black lives matter. Or both.

Acc to the article the strongest objection came from the NZ Maori Party.

So looks like you'd lose that bet. Unless there is some cross over between them and BLM.

suicide_circus

suicide_circus wrote: »

Wonder how many pacific islanders found this offensive. I'm guessing....zero.

Again, the article suggests you are incorrect and identifies the NZ Maori Party, which obviously represents one group of Pacific Islanders, as the main objectors.

Harry Palmr

Why aren't all those white rappers in jail eh eh? :pac:

Grayson

Deleted User wrote: »

Acc to the article the strongest objection came from the NZ Maori Party.

So looks like you'd lose that bet. Unless there is some cross over between them and BLM.

I was about to say that. The first article says that the costume is inaccurate and is depicting one of their gods in a cheap/tacky manner.

Ilovemybricks

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Ahhh,

This is the beginning Of The annual PC stasi attempt to kill off Halloween.

The rest of the world needs to stop appropriating Scottish and Irish culture!

twill

People object to their culture and religion being commerically exploited by Disney. How does this equate to keyboard activism exactly?