The video shows the Māori haka appropriated in Spain for LGBT pride celebration. Photo / YouTubeThe video shows the Māori haka appropriated in Spain for LGBT pride celebration. Photo / YouTubeA Māori haka appropriated by the Spanish Ministry of Equality to celebrate LGBT pride has been labelled "denigrating and demeaning". The Māori haka was appropriated as a LGBT pride celebration in Spain. "What they've done is they've taken the haka, they've removed Te Reo Māori from the haka, they've replaced it with whatever they've said in Spanish and quite frankly, that's not nice."

Source: New Zealand Herald July 03, 2021 01:23 UTC