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    Racial Divide and Disney’s Moana

    These days I have one of two things on repeat in my mind. It’s either Disney's newest Polynesian Princess, Moana and, her sidekick chicken, Heihei, or it’s remembering the barrage of police brutality cases that inundate my news feed.  You may be asking why such a weird combination of choices, but in my world I have three little people who demand we watch Moana every waking minute, and in my other world, I am supposed to be a public figure that keeps watch on social issues. So, this is a totally normal mix of mind consuming media for me however, the interesting juxtaposition of my life has allowed these two…