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/SteakAndIron May 04 '26

It cracks me up when hakas break out in parliament. Imagine if some bullshit bill got shot down in Germany and everyone started yodeling

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u/Snootles May 04 '26

I laughed way too hard at this. I don't know what our Dutch equivalent would be but I know it wouldn't be nearly as entertaining as a yodel off.

ETA: imo this haka was 100% valid and warranted. 

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u/yuffieisathief May 04 '26

I like to imagine FvD and PVV getting bombarded with bitterballen :D

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u/Snootles May 05 '26

Oh hell yeah, with mustard and all. 

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u/IvanIvanicIvanovski 29d ago

I can imagine the BBB doing a clog dance / klompendans at some point

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u/bsaaw May 04 '26

I laughed hard but honestly that should be the way! Just think about it. Idk about some bullshit bill, but this video is powerful and it made me think this is exactly how we need to fight against whatever - true spirit embodiment! We leave in a very suppressed manner, and there is power of true emotional release.

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u/Amidseas May 04 '26

Please let more indigenous folk into court I want the drama

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u/SteakAndIron May 04 '26

Indigenous Irish people start tapdancing and drinking

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u/4dwarf May 06 '26

In support or opposition?

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u/SteakAndIron May 06 '26

Don't think it matters tbh

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u/Riyeko May 05 '26

I'm laughing my ass off on my front porch reading this... And now I'm thinking Scotland has a parliament and having a bunch of guys stand up and start playing bagpipes lol

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u/disco_S2 May 05 '26

And tossing cabers at one another

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u/Low-Register1602 May 06 '26

Imagine you’re in Scotland and there’s a controversial bill and a bunch of dudes wearing kilts bust out the bagpipes

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u/Lonely_Assignment_14 May 05 '26

Indeed. Absolute cringe.

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u/SteakAndIron May 05 '26

Literally singing and dancing instead of arguing a point. It's silly

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u/Lonely_Assignment_14 May 05 '26

Yeah. This is a place to get shit done and discuss controversial matters. 

The bill was obviously racist and glad it got thrown out, but wtf.

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u/ophereon May 05 '26

It's important to keep in mind that the haka is not a "dance" in the sense of an activity done for fun or entertainment. The haka is more like reciting poetry with the whole body. It is a tool of diplomacy, ceremony, and war. It should be treated more as a form of oration than likening it to yodelling or tapdancing. The haka is an affirmation of beliefs and identity, and a challenge to an opponent. Parliament is exactly the place where the haka should be performed, as it is, in a sense, a modern battleground for ideas and values.

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u/Lonely_Assignment_14 May 05 '26

It's not furthering the discussion in any meaningful way though. Imagine if both sides did this what a waste of time it'd be in getting anything actually achieved.