why white supremacy is 'very normalised' in NZ, needs to be taken seriously
University of Auckland Māori studies Professor Margaret Mutu says white supremacy has been in New Zealand since 1769 when English navigator Captain James Cook arrived.
"Māori are very used to white supremacy and we experience it on a day-to-day basis. It's very, very normalised in this country, and often when Māori say that white supremacy or racism is affecting them, we're not believed," she tells Newshub.
"These days, there is a heightened sense of sensitivity in the Pākehā world to the fact that racism exists, and I think this situation may have arisen because of the Black Lives Matter campaign in the United States."
But white supremacy is something New Zealanders need to understand, she says.
Link to article: Māori studies professor explains why white supremacy is 'very normalised' in NZ, needs to be taken seriously (msn.com)
