Moana Means Home: A Contrapuntal

The team behind Moana has taken great care to respect the cultures of the Pacific Islands that inspired the film, and we regret that the Maui costume has offended some. — Disney, Inc. someone will touch the Earth once, I wanted my own soil. tried to drown my ankles in myself. again. Daughter of Oceania wanting me home. my skin is sacred ground. always want to take a white girl's skin I cried so hard, until I became a boat I never want to be lost at high tide. Daughter of Ancestor's language tatted on my skin my skin what's mine more than an ocean floating above myself at sea open-mouthed Sun on my body. my story will breathe.