tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post2241706838518666721..comments2023-10-12T00:07:25.722+13:00Comments on roarprawn: EXCUSES OR SOLUTIONS - ASK THE DEAD BABIESUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-34493113073647894722011-06-01T15:15:10.966+12:002011-06-01T15:15:10.966+12:00One thing I would say to Faversham is don't be...One thing I would say to Faversham is don't be mislead by a tiny minority of Maori who the media allows to comment on our appalling child abuse stats. I would say most Maori agree it is our problem and that we have to do something about it. I've yet to meet a Maori who isn't outraged by what happens to the Whakaruruhau and Kahui kids of our world. Frankly a headline that says, 'Colonialism a cause of Maori child abuse say Maori' is a far bigger print seller than, 'Maori say enough is enough and it's time we cleaned up our backyards'. And yet I'd strongly suggest it's the second headline that is indicative of what Maori really think. Come on e hoa, just as we need to move beyond rhetoric, so do you. Look through the headlines and not at them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686354713190138224.post-74010178601349815352011-05-30T18:13:17.451+12:002011-05-30T18:13:17.451+12:00What about when they say
"Te Kahui Mana Riri...What about when they say<br /><br />"Te Kahui Mana Ririki has reported a reduction in child abuse after running workshops based on its findings."<br /><br />Is that not part of a solution - it works.<br /><br />kaa say's the report and program will<br /><br />"It will serve to demonstrate to Maori they don't have to believe they're inherently violent," he said. <br /><br />"Maori children were taught by Europeans that bad behaviour should be punished by physical violence, he said. This steered away from the traditional idea children were tapu and discipline should be avoided because it tamed the child's spirit."<br /><br />That doesn't mean that there weren't individual instances of abuse, oh course there were and it doesn't dimnish the reality of the old times, where people were killed and degraded for all sorts of reasons, including children. It doesn't provide excuses for the abusers today - it is just a way to find solutions. Waste of money? Compared to what - the shit they spend money on now - like limos with arse-warmers perhaps? <br /><br />We need lots of solutions to sort this child abuse horror out. Those solutions need to come from everywhere and not be narrow or eurocentric.Marty Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07434142404949696557noreply@blogger.com