Dwayne Johnson on wearing skirt to Met Gala: Most masculine men wear skirts in Polynesian culture - Social News XYZ

Los Angeles, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson took over the limelight after sporting at a skirt at the iconic MET Gala 2026 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Johnson sported a black mohair... - Social News XYZ

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the true story behind "Moana" #anthropology #polynesian

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... #Polynesian peoples, particularly in #Hawaii. It is not a distant, #world-supporting deity but an active participant in human life—a navigator, a messenger, and a protector. The Legend of #Kauila and the Aumakua The #Honu is often regarded as an ‘aumakua, an ancestral guardian ...
This legend reinforces the #Honu's role as a "nurturing and watchful spirit". Beyond local legends, the Honu is credited with #guiding the first #Polynesian voyagers across thousands of miles of open ocean to the #Hawaiian Islands.

We call traditional #Polynesian ma'a #tahiti.

#Taro

#Coconut

Tabu: A Story of the South Seas released in 1931

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022458

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#movie #polynesian #pacific #chinese #multiracial #POC

While I do not have any #tattoos myself, I do respect the #tradition behind it in #Polynesian and #Austronesian cultures. And it's great to see that the old art of tapping #ink under the skin outlawed as uncivilized in the Japanese era is still alive in #Taitung thanks to indigenous #Paiwan tattoo artist Cudjuy Padjidres (does that name sound Chinese to you?). #Pacific #Taiwan #TaiwanisnotChina

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8vBg181vQIo

Three systems of #medicine-#French, #Chinese and #Polynesian-operate side by side in Tahiti today.

In #Papeete, local clinics and three major hospitals provide medical service at little or no cost to all islanders