mockumentary - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:26:05 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg mockumentary - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Tongan mockumentary labelled offensive https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/13/tongan-mockumentary-labelled-offensive/ Mon, 12 May 2014 19:08:29 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=57661 A new Australian mockumentary has been condemned as "self indulgent" and "deeply offensive" to Pacific Islanders. Chris Lilley's comedy 'Jonah from Tonga' follows the life of a rebellious 14-year-old schoolboy and his run-ins with family, friends and teachers. Professor Helen Lee is the Head of La Trobe University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She's spent Read more

Tongan mockumentary labelled offensive... Read more]]> A new Australian mockumentary has been condemned as "self indulgent" and "deeply offensive" to Pacific Islanders.

Chris Lilley's comedy 'Jonah from Tonga' follows the life of a rebellious 14-year-old schoolboy and his run-ins with family, friends and teachers.

Professor Helen Lee is the Head of La Trobe University's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She's spent more than 20 years researching Tongan society, with a particular focus on the youth diaspora's relationship with the 'homeland'. She believes the portrayal of Tongan youth as "stupid" and "thuggish" is not satire. Continue Reading

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