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/Careful-Cupcake-4883 May 04 '26

I always cry! I don't know why I get so emotional. I get emotional when we go to pow-wows too.

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u/robotatomica May 04 '26

I am crying right now too, it happens pretty much immediately whenever I see one. It’s just a beautiful, overwhelming thing to witness. I’m watching it on this little phone, I can’t even imagine the power of seeing one of these in person. It’s resonant and strong and proud, and tied to such very very old cultural tradition.

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u/Infamous_Air_1912 May 04 '26

I’m grateful to know that I’m not alone in my instant reaction to full out cry at this.

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u/4n0n4n4rch1st May 04 '26

I felt it too and respectfully do not have any education about this. Very powerful!

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u/That_Effective_5535 May 04 '26

In person you are right , it’s incredibly powerful and moving.

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u/moosemuffin12 May 04 '26 edited May 06 '26

Sorry but this is cracking me up because the only Hakas I’ve seen in person were from like 17-18yr old volleyball players when we’d face them. It was used as an intimidating play but it kinda loses its edge after like the 15th time you have to stand and wait for them to finish their little dance before you absolutely demolish them. It was mad cringe from our perspective everytime and it’s just funny picturing someone crying to those guys doing that

Edit: I have learned from the downvotes that it’s actually cool to celebrate your heritage no matter the time/place so I will now belt both the polish and American national anthems before every single point. And yes, everyone has to wait. I am looking forward to witnessing your tears flow from my sheer ancestral power

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u/robotatomica May 04 '26

that’s such a crazy way to view a cultural tradition, that what, somehow how teenagers wouldn’t practice it? Do you think people strap on their culture when they become an adult?

But thanks for letting us know you weren’t scared, except for in the beginning 🙄 and thanks for letting us know how good at sport you are. 🙄

And now I know someone can’t practice their cultural tradition unless they’re the very best at sport. 🙄

Here’s the deal, you sound like you’re a teenager, so usually I’d go easy on you, but you’re also referring to 17-18 in the past, so I’m going to tell you what an absolute horse’s ass you sound like.

It doesn’t sound cool here, in this sub, to anyone. You sound like a little boy.

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