Well, I have a PhD in Biology and I still know better. And let's not pretend like Beyonce doesn't have handlers whispering in her ear, paying her bills, taking care of her kid. But what I can and HAVE done is read and educate myself. So I know about customs of the Maori, the traditions of land-diving in Vanuatu, the…

Donner party skeletal remains also show no signs of cannibalism.

Clapping or dancing along is appropriate, but trying to imitate the haka with the arm slaps and the tongue is not.

There has been no evidence of osteological indicators of cannibalism in Maori skeletal remains. One would think that if ya butchered and ate your fellow man, you'd probably find the bodies that show it.

......yeah. Apparently Americans just worship Beyonce and don't give a crap about any other cultures.

"Protector of nothing very much?" Seriously? That's extremely rude. The haka and many other Maori traditions are VERY fucking serious in NZ. Don't be an uneducated asshole.

You did make a valid point, but I'm frustrated because when people see this, they only see the haka as "that silly thing that Beyonce did," rather than understand the cultural significance of haka (all of them!) to the different Maori iwis.

So sorry I have an opinion! Not like Jez doesn't enjoying having an "opinion" on Kate Bosworth....so I think it's perfectly fine to express how stupid I think Beyonce is.

Thanks for the support. I may not live in NZ anymore, but I sure as hell consider myself an honorary Kiwi (especially since I almost married one...)

Okay...let me clarify: The Haka performed for Beyonce is Ka Mate, a traditional male only war haka.

Yeah, AND IT'S A DIFFERENT ONE!

Dude, if she did this sort of half-assed imitation of a native dance on an Indian Reservation, everybody would be all up in her shit. But since Americans seem to know exactly nothing about the Maori and New Zealand, they think she's faaaaaaaaaaaaabulous.

Or she could have just fucking watched!!

I dunno. She could have just enjoyed it instead of trying to imitate it? When I go see the crossing of the guard, I don't try to do it myself. Same thing.

Right. But the haka these guys did is a male only haka, just like the one the rugby team does.

The haka is also considered a male-only tradition, and for Beyonce to be "playing along" and doing the haka as well is actually incredibly disrespectful to Maori culture. She should have just enjoyed the display instead of looking like a fool with her tongue out. You know, just FYI.

I think if I ran into Jenny McCarthy, I'd probably get arrested - there is nothing that would stop me from punching her in her ignorant, uninformed mouth.

Seems like basic human courtesy, right?!

He invited me and boyfriend/partner in GoT crime to come up to his movie theater in Santa Fe. Now if I could only get my butt up there!

I feel so cool now.