Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 4, 2018 17:23:50 GMT 12
'OFFENSIVE' MĀORI SIGN REMOVED AT ROTORUA TOURIST ATTRACTION
A tongue and cheek sign that has thrilled tourists for years at one of Rotorua's top tourist attractions has been removed after being labelled a grotesque racial stereotype.
The sign at Hells Gate geothermal park, mud bath and spa shows a tubby, tattooed Māori man eating from a cooking pot containing a person tied up in rope with the face cut out for photos.
For 20 years or more, tourists have had fun taking photos through the sign until this week when Māori feminist Moata Tamaira saw a friend's child wee head pop through in her Facebook feed......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/offensive-maori-sign-removed-at-rotorua-tourist-attraction/
A tongue and cheek sign that has thrilled tourists for years at one of Rotorua's top tourist attractions has been removed after being labelled a grotesque racial stereotype.
The sign at Hells Gate geothermal park, mud bath and spa shows a tubby, tattooed Māori man eating from a cooking pot containing a person tied up in rope with the face cut out for photos.
For 20 years or more, tourists have had fun taking photos through the sign until this week when Māori feminist Moata Tamaira saw a friend's child wee head pop through in her Facebook feed......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/offensive-maori-sign-removed-at-rotorua-tourist-attraction/