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For my daughter’s fifth-grade current events homework this week, she chose to write about Disney’s decision to pull its Maui Halloween costumes, which many people deemed culturally inse… ...
Since the movie’s 2016 debut, "Moana" Halloween costumes have been controversial. Minority groups say non-Polynesians dressing up as Moana and Maui, the story’s male lead, equals cultural ...
Disney’s latest Halloween costume has people moaning in protest. The costume for Polynesian God Maui from the upcoming film “Moana” is sparking outrage amongst social media users who find it ...
HONOLULU (AP) — Disney said Wednesday it would no longer sell a boy's costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The getup depicts Maui — a ...
As CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reported, Disney has received consumer complaints about its Moana bodysuit that gives children brown tattooed skin just like Maui's. The costume does remain in stock at ...
Kids can dress up as either the titular princess Moana or as Maui. There’s just, uh, one problem with the Maui costume. A description reads: ...
As discussion surrounding culturally appropriate Halloween costumes heats up ahead of the holiday, the actress who lent her voice to the titular character in Disney’s “Moana” says it’s ...
The backlash was so severe that a Disney representative issued a statement Wednesday, saying, "The team behind Moana has taken great care to respect the cultures of the Pacific Islands." ...