“This is inappropriate, and it’s not okay.”ĭisney apologized and said it was pulling the costume from its website and stores. “It’s disgusting,” she said in a video posted to YouTube. It was wrong to sell a costume that allowed children to pretend to be another race, she said.

Traditional tattoos are imbued with deep meaning in Polynesian culture.Ĭhelsie Haunani Fairchild, who described herself as Polynesian and a native Hawaiian, said the costume was an example of cultural appropriation. It featured full-length brown trousers and a long-sleeved shirt covered in “tattoos,” as well as a “skirt” made of leaves. The costume is based on Disney’s animated depiction of Maui, a key figure in Polynesian oral tradition. LOS ANGELES - Disney has halted sales of a costume inspired by its upcoming “Moana” movie after being accused of racism. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: 'In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.' 'Moana' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, DIRECTV, Microsoft Store, Redbox, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, AMC on Demand, Vudu, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, and Disney Plus. Released November 23rd, 2016, 'Moana' stars Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a user score of 76 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 10,542 experienced users.

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