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I get that people are interested in my opinion and feelings of the Spain Haka video because I live in Aotearoa and am Māori. There’s a lot of thoughts and feeling and I am happy to discuss Māori culture but I don’t really want to comment much further on the video after this so I’ll try be as articulate as possible.

That video was one of the first things I saw this morning when I woke and I’m not going to lie I was very upset and angry when I saw it. However, as I have had time to digest this morning the more common feeling is disappointment.

Disappointment in that FIFA has done quite a bit to include both Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in the marketing and branding of the tournament but this still happens.

Disappointment that people whether is the players themselves or the Spanish FA have not done their due diligence and researched our culture before coming over. Not sure how good or accurate Spanish language resources would be on Māori culture though, which is maybe why this disconnect has occurred.

Perhaps even disappointment in New Zealand Football and New Zealand ourselves that they have not helped to provide the resources to these teams coming and visiting Aotearoa.

I am acutely aware that most foreigners only view of Haka is Ka Mate which is one of the Haka the All Blacks perform before a test match which people often reference as a war dance. Haka can be a war dance but it is actually a dance for celebrating life. People perform them at weddings, funerals, welcoming ceremonies, and other occasions. I was actually surprised that all the teams arriving in Aotearoa weren’t welcomed with a Haka.

There are also many different Haka and the roles of men and women in them are different. For example, you will never see a wahine stick her tongue out or crouching. She will always be standing and will pukana without sticking her tongue out.

If there is anything positive from the video is that I hope this is a learning experience for people. As I have had time to reflect I am not offended because I cannot be offended by people who are not educated or informed. I will only be offended if they do not learn from this and it happens again.

Please do not be offended on my behalf. It is no one’s place to tell us how we should react or feel about this.

Also please don’t hate on the players or the team for this. If you are commenting on this all I ask is you do so from an education perspective or solution based approach. Yelling into the void that this is wrong doesn’t help prevent this from happening in the future.

Thanks for taking the time to read this if you have made it this far.

#this.

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Take my money!!!

#I’m gonna get so poor buying the shirts

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Lmaooo you're right forgot about the inverted seasons. How many games are you planning on going to?

As many as possible really I think I have worked out that 14 is manageable in terms of travel etc but might be too expensive…

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No AUS next summer, I will be on an island in Asia enjoying the beaches the sun the sea and the WC ain't happening in my head, so I won't stress about my team possibly flopping 😌 you guys enjoy it though, may your team succeed and the english and the usamericans lose 🥰

Good thing it’s in the winter then 😉

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Sooo who’s coming to hang with us for the World Cup?

#maybe coming back on here #who knows though #fifa wwc

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Happy WSL is Back Day to all who celebrate 🥳

Let’s have a fun season and remember to update your fantasy teams!

#not back just here for a moment

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Alexia continua conquerint Europa. Continuem conquerint Europa.

cr. FCB Femení and Fer (ryghtan)

#ballon d’or next?

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Ale and Jana is always adorable 🥰 the fact that Jana gets to spend so much time listening to Alexia footbal rambling mid match 🤯 absorbing info a like a sponge!

#alexia adopting kids all the time

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Viv also had enough of Jill.

#me when male flatmate 2 told me he had covid again #thank fuck I don’t have to iso again #men cannot be trusted #I’ve had enough of him

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They like to keep their players happy

So kind of them

#and Rene too #free Jill

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Maybe we’ll meet some tumblr peeps in real life for the World Cup. It’s lonely down here

Hey, I’m new here. Are you friends with like all of woso tumblr? Give me the break down, like who do you know personally, who are you internet friends with? I‘m lost.

hey newbie. yes kinda 🤣😅

people i know personally/have met are:

@leahwilliamsxn @meadosawfc @magdasabs @feistypuppythatwantstowatchball @wvearp @kellys-leftovers @ninsnthings @theroleofimagination

other peeps i know via here but have never met are:

@vivsbabyhair @vivsmiedema @vivsmiedema @batlleonafc @wosocomix @handmeascalpel @juliesblakstad @sharpicefire @hardtchill @tobinheath @laura-freigang @lauraafreigang

sorry if i forgot people, i do love u all.

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Barca strategy for the rest of the summer is to sign the WAGs. Keira Walsh, Erin Cuthbert and Jill Roord

#fc barcelona femeni #fcb femení #keira walsh #erin cuthbert #jill roord

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The goal is to soak each other [x]

#sometimes I think I’d like to learn German and then I think nahhhh too hard

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This absolute feral behaviour, I cant 🤣

(before anyone sharpens their pitchforks, the dudes in the car were laughing while honking at them)

#as they should!

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AMOS Women’s French Cup 2022  

vs   FC Barcelona

#different club. different country. same stanway.

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for someone with like 2 brain cells I sure do overthink

#I only have 1 now i lost the other when I got mush brain

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Um… Leah Williamson ❤️‍🔥

#sometimes I think about how we are the same age #like how is that possible #time must work different in England