Disney In Hot Water Over 'Brown Skin' Moana Halloween Costume — Do YOU Think It's Racist?? Controversy comes for us all, it would seem — and Disney is living through it the hard way right now! The folks behind their new movie Moana, that is set for release right around Thanksgiving, are wading into dangerous territory with a controversial Halloweencostume available on the company's website that some people believe to be racist! Moana Official Trailer. Watch the brand new trailer for Disney’s Moana! See the film, starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson & Auli'i Cravalho, in theatres this Thanksgiving! Awhi mai ra e hine Cheryl Moana Marie E Nga Iwi o te Motu Nei E Ta Atua E Te Tau Haehae Haruru Ana He Kawakawa He Mihi ki te Kuaka In a Canoe Ka Panapana. Moana Pozzi parla di s. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. The InterContinental Tahiti Resort & Spa is the perfect launch-point for your French Polynesian vacation. Watch the brand new teaser trailer for Disney’s Moana! See the film, starring Dwayne Johnson & Auli’i Cravalho, in theatres this Thanksgiving! Accessories Limited Edition engraved buckles plus our Magrette signature range leather straps. VIEW: MPP - G14 A new addition to the Moana Pacific Professional range. InterContinental Bora Bora Le Moana Resort gives you the tropical holiday of a lifetime. Related: Disney's Moana Will NOT Have A Love Interest! Over the weekend, Disney started selling a costume of the Polynesian god Maui (above) from the movie — a character voiced in the film by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson — on their website. Those words, spoken by the animated Princess Elena in the first episode of “Elena of Avalor,” a new Disney Channel series, are meant to reflect power. That costume looks like this (below): The character's traditional, tribal tattoos — and dark skin — are obviously being used as costume inspiration here, and that's leaving some people to question whether this was an acceptable decision by Disney! Activists are taking to Twitter to complain and come together over the issue, as you can see (below): Interesting. Obviously, Polynesian people don't want to be portrayed as just some Halloween costume — especially considering the tribal tattoos have sacred, specific meanings. What do U think, Perezcious readers?!
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