I grew up in NZ and have a pounamu/greenstone toki I inherited from my parents.

I miss New Zealand dearly and want to wear it, but I feel that as a white person whose great grandparents came to new Zealand from Ireland, it would be cultural appropriation?

I’m unsure and haven’t lived in New Zealand for over a decade, so I don’t know the stance on crackers wearing Maori symbols.

  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    Some fed out there is going to be very disappointed when they find out I’m just a boring nerd

    I for one think that they’ll be very confused when they expect an owl and instead find this: