If one more person tells me I’m too skinny to be Samoan, I will lose my mind.
Throughout my life, I've had tons of people say offensive things and ask annoying questions. So, here are 12 things I'm tired of hearing:
Note: These are my personal thoughts. Pacific Islanders aren’t a monolith; just like any other group of people, we all have differing opinions!This one really pisses me off. Before the colonization of the Pacific, Polynesians lived off the land. They were generally in great shape, eating only what nature provided. It wasn’t until the Westernization of the islands that processed/junk food was introduced over time.
I’m pretty traditional in my stance on this: Our tattoos are too deeply rooted in the culture for an outsider to get. I don’t care if you appreciate the islands or our culture. If you don’t have islander blood running through your veins, you shouldn’t get an islander tattoo.I can't tell you how many times I've gotten this. Please, just stop. If you guess what I am, and you guess wrong, that's fine.
However, I do not think it's okay to dress up as a hula dancer in general. Hula is a very important part of Hawaiian culture, and we should all know by now that using people's cultures for Halloween costumes is wrong. Just stick with Lilo and Moana, please.I hate this whole cat-and-mouse game. If you're interested in my ethnicity, just ask! There's no need to beat around the bush.Um, no. It’s so weird to me that Polynesians are constantly shoved into this box.
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