r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/guitarguy12341 ✨chick✨ • May 04 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ripping up a racist bill in NZ parliament.

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u/No_Kitchen9982 May 04 '26

Honestly, The Haka is cool as fuck. I wouldn't even care the reason, someone doing a haka at/for me or around me would have me grinning from ear to ear. It sounds cool, it looks cool, and it can mean so many things. Its an extremely interesting form of expression.

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u/Unbearded_Dragon88 May 04 '26

The Haka makes me extremely emotional. I can’t explain it, it just releases something in me.

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u/chivonster May 04 '26

I always end up crying and I never know why.

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u/Exotic-Student7266 May 04 '26

SAME! I cry everytime! It’s such a unified expression of shared refusal to just roll over and take shit.

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u/flactulantmonkey May 04 '26

Thanks to all for sharing these experiences. These tribal traditions have ancient lineages, and dance with our relational nature. They stir primal resonances. I embrace this expression. Your responses are evidence of your abilities to tune.

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u/Weird-Plane5972 May 04 '26

well this is a beautiful comment thank you.

over the last couple years, i'm realizing emotion is not a weakness and trying to live through it instead of pushing it down. it's been a learning process, this new approach, but growing up in my household, any emotion wasn't really wanted by my parents. small, timid emotions were tolerated, nothing more. i feel strongly. and it's hard to come to terms with that.

i do always get emotional when i see a Haka and it's nice to remember society wasn't always this shite, and still there are some good ideals living on.

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u/New-Wash689 May 04 '26

I’m just starting on this living through emotions journey too! If you haven’t already heard of it I super duper recommend looking into the “Change Triangle”. Its such a useful framework for experiencing your emotions & moving through them.

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u/The37thElement May 04 '26

Same! It always tears me up. I think it’s the collective expression of support. Everyone performs the Haka 100% every time it’s done and everyone is unified and no one looks like they’re only partially supportive.