Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 8, 2018 5:46:43 GMT 12
PRETENDING TO BE MAORI
K W writes > Grey haired Rotorua white female mayor; pretending to be Maori?Feeling in control and empowered because they know a few words in Te reo? As if that makes them better than anyone else?
Does anyone but me see the irony of these grandstanders jumping on to the Maori culture "just within the last 10-15yrs".
Where were these people before? They were nobodies.
Why are we not embracing those white New Zealanders who speak FLUENT Japanese, FLUENT Mandarin, FLUENT French, FLUENT anything other than a few words of Te reo to grandstand their cause?
My knowledge and ability to speak these languages allows me to travel the WORLD and be understood and quite frankly accepted. I have never used Te reo anywhere to be honest. It has never worked for me.
K W writes > Grey haired Rotorua white female mayor; pretending to be Maori?Feeling in control and empowered because they know a few words in Te reo? As if that makes them better than anyone else?
Does anyone but me see the irony of these grandstanders jumping on to the Maori culture "just within the last 10-15yrs".
Where were these people before? They were nobodies.
Why are we not embracing those white New Zealanders who speak FLUENT Japanese, FLUENT Mandarin, FLUENT French, FLUENT anything other than a few words of Te reo to grandstand their cause?
My knowledge and ability to speak these languages allows me to travel the WORLD and be understood and quite frankly accepted. I have never used Te reo anywhere to be honest. It has never worked for me.