I think we all knew the new Lilo and Stitch was gonna be a soulless cash grab to get more settlers visiting Disney’s resort on occupied land but holy fuck.
Having an indigenous Hawaiian woman give up an indigenous Hawaiian child to the state, and then having said indigenous woman leave her homeland, is not lost on me. It is not lost on any indigenous person or anyone who knows indigenous history.
“Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind, except for when we completely ruin a perfectly okay movie about indigenous resilience and family to advertise our resort.”
I am not falling for that shit when ICWA was almost overturned only a couple of years ago. I am not falling for that shit when native Hawaiians are leaving their homeland because they literally cannot afford to live there anymore thanks to settlers.
EDIT: I still get notes on this post despite it being months old so I want to use this opportunity to spread awareness about the floods in Hawaii. Many are facing displacement and the media is silent. Please find it in your time to uplift the voices of indigenous people and donate if it is in your ability.
