Nov 18, 2025
Live Action Moana Faces Criticism for Erasing Polynesian Hair Texture
Days after people erupted over Michelle Obama’s candid comments about the pressure placed on Black women’s hair, Disney released the first live-action Moana trailer. The most talked about detail did not come from the ocean, the scenery or the CGI. It came from the hair. The studio styled Moana with a full blowout that wiped away the natural curls that defined her animated identity. Many people…