I donโt want to patronise anyone, because Iโm sure we all know Temโs heritage by now. But seeing a Tusken Haka after their successful fight back, considering the Maoriโs own struggle, is really something special.
You can read all about their long war for rights and independence, but to see that replicated (even in a small way) in SW is genuinely breathtaking imo
A popular video is reposted showing the Haka being performed at a wedding by the Maori people of New Zealand. The thread starts out innocently enough before some Redditors decide to have a debate on culture and whether or not the Haka is appropriate.
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Notable/Funny/Controversial comments:
- A slow start with commenters learning history
>>A couple thousand years ago the only time you would see this is if you were about to die
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>>>New Zealand was colonised early 1800s. So much more recently actually
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>>>>People lived in New Zealand before it was colonized.
- Redditor majorly misses the point
>>Is a Haka appropriate for a wedding?
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>>Isnโt it a bit like a load of Scottish people performing some kind of Braveheart bloodlust war intimidation to a bride and groom?
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>>Am I (majorly) missing the point?!
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>>>If Maori people are doing a haka at a wedding then yes, it's appropriate for a wedding.
- Foreshadowing.
>>Why are people crying because of this? Is it because theyโre respecting their traditions?
We start off fairly simple
and then quickly devolve
>>Fucking weird
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>>>Yea, I was thinking two things.
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>>>1. No thank you
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>>>2. Imagine if they were wearing Insane Clown Posse makeup while doing this? I would shit myself in fear
- Redditor discovers what traditions are
>>Yeah these haka dance videos are dumb and played out. Looking forward to the haka bar mitzv
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After Ireland fans singing the Fields of Athenry when the Haka was being performed, some people have said it's disrespectful, but none of these are kiwis or no connection so are just kind of social justice warriors.
Personally I see it as a crowd giving their response and it's all fair but wanted to hear from some actual kiwis.
Cheers !
I grew up in Hawaii so Iโve seen the Haka in almost every variation (Samoa, Tonga, New Zeland, etc.) because itโs performed at almost every cultural event. Iโm NOT saying itโs not culturally significant, Iโm just saying the war dance of yelling and sticking out oneโs tongue is not intimidating to me. Yes, they are huge guys (sometimes girls participate), but I think it makes them less intimidating to stick your tongue out and open your eyes as wide as possible. It almost makes me want to laugh seeing someone that could probably pick me up with one hand behave in such a way. I keep seeing Haka clips on tiktok and people saying how scary they look and how rugby teams look so cool doing it.
Again, I am NOT arguing about the cultural significance of the Haka. Maybe Iโm just so numb to it because Iโve seen it so many timesโฆ.
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