Image from Disney's upcoming film, Moana Source: AAP
A trailer for an upcoming Disney film has provoked some strong reactions from Polynesian communities. "Moana" follows the journey of a princess who teams up with one of Pacific mythology's biggest heroes. But as Many Tsigas reports, animators are being accused of perpetuating negative stereotypes of Polynesian men by depicting the demigod as overweight.
A trailer for an upcoming Disney film has provoked some strong reactions from Polynesian communities. "Moana" follows the journey of a princess who teams up with one of Pacific mythology's biggest heroes. But as Many Tsigas reports, animators are being accused of perpetuating negative stereotypes of Polynesian men by depicting the demigod as overweight.
