Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 14, 2023 5:46:53 GMT 12
FACIAL MOKO: MĀORI WAR VETERAN WITH MATAORA BARRED FROM PERTH PUB
A Māori SAS veteran has spoken out after a Perth pub denied him service because he proudly wears facial moko.
“It was at that stage that the bar person then turned around and said, ‘sorry, I can’t serve you’, and I said, ‘why is that?’, and she said, ‘because you have facial tattoos’.”
Barclay said he attempted to explain the cultural significance of his markings, as other patrons stepped in to try and persuade the staffer to reverse their decision....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/facial-moko-maori-war-veteran-with-mataora-barred-from-perth-pub/GY3NTQPFZJGJJG5Q537JIC65KY/
A Māori SAS veteran has spoken out after a Perth pub denied him service because he proudly wears facial moko.
“It was at that stage that the bar person then turned around and said, ‘sorry, I can’t serve you’, and I said, ‘why is that?’, and she said, ‘because you have facial tattoos’.”
Barclay said he attempted to explain the cultural significance of his markings, as other patrons stepped in to try and persuade the staffer to reverse their decision....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/facial-moko-maori-war-veteran-with-mataora-barred-from-perth-pub/GY3NTQPFZJGJJG5Q537JIC65KY/