tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post6824672709752417031..comments2023-12-21T23:44:40.324+13:00Comments on Maui Street: Marriage equality, privatisation and the Maori Party and the GCMorgan Godferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-19364516291731524142012-06-21T16:17:47.140+12:002012-06-21T16:17:47.140+12:00Egalitarian would be more appropriate.
It's ...Egalitarian would be more appropriate. <br /><br />It's misleading to view Marae customs, and Maori culture in general really, through western perspectives. I do not think the exclusion of women from the paepae is sexist or paternalistic. Rather women have a defined role on the Marae - a role that has nothing to do with the inferiority of women or the superiority of men. However, in 2012 the notion of those roles has changed. They are not concrete, and should not be concrete, and they should evolve to reflect the belief that women can and do mix roles.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-26029732720405079862012-06-21T12:46:15.395+12:002012-06-21T12:46:15.395+12:00Since when is opposition to equality 'against ...Since when is opposition to equality 'against Maori values'?<br /><br />What are 'Maori values' ? There is very little consistency across maoridom in this respect. Iwi have competing interests and visions, and there's no universally applied tikanga either. <br /><br />Against 'egalitarian' values perhaps would be more appropriate ? <br /><br />To say Maori values promote, or are in favour of, equality isn't exactly consistent with your observation:<br /><br />"many Maori (almost exclusively men) outright refuse to develop our customs to accommodate shifting attitudes around the place of women in society – think women speaking on the paepae. These situations reflect the social conservatism of many Maori." <br /><br />Of course there's different forms and interpretation of equality and of conservatism, but the two aren't exactly best friends.Heminoreply@blogger.com