Is performing the Māori Haka 'Cultural Appropriation'? Well, the Kardashians stand accused!
The Kardashians always find a way to be on everyone's radar, but this time they've caused an outrage after they posting a video on TikTok of their children performing the Haka.
Since Kourtney Kardashian and former partner and father to her children, Scott Disick, have been doing this shared custody very well, they've obviously been spending more time with each other and the kids.
So, recently, they had some family time and Scott decided to share with the world what was happening in the infamous Kardashian home. He shared a clip of his daughter, Penelope, performing the Māori war dance.
In the video, little Penelope was joined by two of Kim Kardashian's four children, Saint and North.
Scott captioned the video:
TikTok ya don't stop. Ain't got nothing on us!
Thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse?
— Tessa Berger (@tessamdberger) December 13, 2020
The Kardashians think the Haka is a Tick Tock dance pic.twitter.com/0AExIO3vyR
After Scott shared the video, a lot of people were quick to chat, calling out Disick for 'cultural appropriation' and being 'disrespectful' to Māori culture.
One fan tweeted:
Thought 2020 couldn't get any worse? The Kardashians think the haka is a TikTok dance.
Another wrote:
My heritage better not be a damned TikTok dance challenge. I don't care that they've learned the real words rather than making up their own, this is sacred. STOP APPROPRIATING CULTURES.
A third said:
Why the f**k are the Kardashian West-Disick kids doing a haka on Scott's story? That feels wildly inappropriate?
Those Kardashian kids doing the haka? Ew. Why!? It’s a sacred and integral part of Māori culture yet people treat it like some kind of foreign/touristic attraction. Can people just not?
— blacklivesheckingmatter ♏️ (@SymiTaywerr) December 14, 2020
Like it’s totally fine to appreciate it and learn about it in private but don’t make it a fucking tiktok trend for Americans to replicate and be all ‘woke’ and ‘quirky’
— blacklivesheckingmatter ♏️ (@SymiTaywerr) December 14, 2020
The Kardashian children are doing the Haka. Like I'm not mad, but my culture isn't a tiktok challenge. I hope anyone who joins in shows some respect.
— E34&E36 (@carsandcurls) December 14, 2020
Māori don’t need to appreciate or be happy with the Kardashian kids doing the haka. White people need to stop telling Māori to “just be happy people are taking your culture in.” Gurl shut up, it’s appropriating culture and the Kardashians are infamous for it.
— Shaneel Lal (@shaneellall) December 13, 2020
Tukaki also added that it was great when Māori culture is shared online, but within reason.
It has to be done with true intent. It's not just something that's good for Instagram or social media
Unfortunately, for this happy family, it's not the first time the Kardashians have been accused of cultural appropriation.
Over the years, the reality stars have been in hot water for wearing traditionally black hairstyles, traditional Indian attire reserved for one's wedding day, and 'stealing' Japanese culture when Kim initially named her shapewear range, 'Kimono'. Basically, it seems like they are never doing anything right.
The shapewear was later renamed 'Skims' after she received backlash from fans.
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