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Plastic: How This Term Continues to Hurt Our Culture
Today we are so lucky to have a guest blog written by Sipping Koko. Welcome and we look forward to reading more of your insightful work. This topic has been in the back of my mind for a long time now. It hasn’t been an easy topic for me to really formulate the words on how I feel about the term “plastic ________.” No matter what island you descend from, you can be called a “plastic Samoan,” “plastic Maori,” etc. if you happen to not know the intricacies of the culture you’re from, but guess what? Some of us didn’t...
E lē mālie - It's not funny
I mispronounced the name of my village as Papa-uta instead of Papauta and my cousins burst out laughing. E lē mālie – what you just did was embarrass me for trying to speak the language of my forefathers and now I don’t bother trying. You pulled on my chubby muffin top and bellowed “ua lap’oa” [you’re fat] with a giggle. E lē mālie – what you just did was make an eight-year-old girl feel so self-conscious about her outward appearance that she shied away from the world and found comfort from food. I asked if you were married and you...
3 things I wish I saw on Hobbs and Shaw
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I was over the moon that Samoa was going to be featured in a major Hollywood movie. I was so excited to watch Hobbs and Shaw. I was even tempted to take my son out of school for the day so we could attend the first screening. Hobbs and Shaw continued to bring the excitement and the speed that is true to the Fast and Furious Empire. There were action sequences that kept you on the edge of your chair and emotional scenes that made you want to go home and hug your mum. What I was more excited about...
Logan & Damon Try Face Masks for the First Time!
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Logan and Damon are back and have a new Samoan product review for us! Today they review the LashFix Hydrating Chocolate Facial Mask. We know that you will get a laugh from these funny jokers. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, like and comment. We would also love to hear what kind of videos you would like us to make so leave us a comment below.
5 Second Hand IG Stores We Love
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