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Black student at Hawaii Mormon school says he’s fighting order to cut hair
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2024
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In my view as a haole from the mainland who's never visited our 50th state...
A black Mormon is weird.
A black Hawaiian Mormon is weirder.
A black Hawaiian Mormon that still has natural hair? That goes beyond my understanding.
Mormonism has very strong ties in Hawaii. They sent missionaries there when the state was annexed by the US.
While not as strong as Utah, it very much is there.
Gotta convert those swarthy Polynesian heathens, I guess.
You gotta get them when they don't know you yet
They settled in a town called Laie on Oahu and built a BYU campus there. Right next to the university they set up a massive tourist attraction called the Polynesian Cultural Center. They have five mock villages set up, each representing one Polynesian cultural group. They put on demonstrations and performances. There is also a big show in the evening with dancing. The whole spectacle is run by Polynesian students from one of the cultures who are receiving a free education from BYU in exchange for staffing the PCC. The PCC also poses as a recruiting operation for the Mormon church as they try to “lure” tourists to the temple to learn more about Mormonism as part of the villages tour.
The whole situation is very bizarre and while it is cool that the students are getting an education, they are working really hard for it. It’s possibly a bit predatory in that way and all wreaks a bit of cultural appropriation.
I had no idea the center was run by Mormons prior to visiting. While walking around, one of them approached us with a pamphlet and tried to get us to board a bus so they could take us to their temple. I was like, “Let me get this straight. You, a perfect stranger, would like me and my girlfriend to get in your bus, so that you can take us to some unknown location that we’re not familiar with? No thanks.” My mind was a little blown by that. It is a super touristy place though, so I wonder how many people they actually convince to go see their church. Like an attraction or something.
Mormon missionaries go everywhere. I have met Mongolian mormons.
For me, it's less about where they go and more about how successful they apparently are when they get there.