... or mother and their function to await the arrival of the male. Also, images depicted Maori as the clown, unable to adapt to pakeha society , being gullible and slow witted Edwards(1989). These images became the norm for film makers, but they were of course myth. Critical theorists see stereotyping as an ideological process ... , are sexist, classiest and racialist-( Horrocks 1985). Pihama, (1995) says very few films/videos, outside of those made by political Maori film makers, construct Maori people in anything other than the 'you do not exist', 'you are no good' categories or are locat...

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