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Will I be shamed for getting a moko kauae?
I (18F) am Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Aupouri, and I really want to get a moko kauae.
The only issue is, I am white, like REALLY white. I’m so what that I am basically pink. And I have blue eyes. I don’t look Māori at all.
I am really worried that I will offend fellow Māori if I get a moko kauae, or that I will be seen as a pakeha stealing culture, because nobody can tell I am Māori. What do I do?
u/burner82737383 — 5 days ago