29 min
Colourism: Casting of Nani in Lilo & Stitch just the tip of the iceberg Sistas, Let's Talk
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- Society & Culture
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 15th June 2023
Casting a light-skinned woman to play a brown character in a Disney movie is one version of colourism, but in the Pacific it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Polynesian voices have managed to find their way to the mainstream - even though it is still problematic - but has that been at the expense of people from the Melanesian and Micronesian regions?
Surely there's space for all of us to represent and tell our stories.
This edition of Sista's Let's Talk was a repeat of the program broadcast on 15th June 2023
Casting a light-skinned woman to play a brown character in a Disney movie is one version of colourism, but in the Pacific it's just the tip of the iceberg.
Polynesian voices have managed to find their way to the mainstream - even though it is still problematic - but has that been at the expense of people from the Melanesian and Micronesian regions?
Surely there's space for all of us to represent and tell our stories.
29 min