Jason Momoa endorses Yes vote in powerful Instagram post about the upcoming Voice referendum, attracting both anger and praise from his local fanbase
by marketrent
Jason Momoa endorses Yes vote in powerful Instagram post about the upcoming Voice referendum, attracting both anger and praise from his local fanbase
by marketrent
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New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi was first to upload a video directed by Australian filmmaker Nash Edgerton, which Jason Momoa re-shared on his own Instagram account:^1
>[Momoa’s] post read: “#yes23 is a referendum taking place in Australia on October 14. The aim is to give Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people a Voice in parliament so they can weigh in on issues that affect their lives.
>“Simple as that. How do I know this? I googled it. But many Australians are confused or freaked out about what it means. Don’t be! It’s a good thing! Just do good things! Also Google it ya lazy mongrels.”
>It added, “VOTE YES to THE VOICE on OCT 14.”
>Momoa’s stance prompted thousands of comments on his post, with a flurry of critics claiming he had no right to weigh into Australian politics, despite the actor’s heritage.
>On the other side of the coin, many heaped praise on Momoa – who has previously spent time working and holidaying in Australia – for loaning his powerful voice to the Yes campaign.
^1 https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hollywood-star-jason-momoa-endorses-yes-vote-in-powerful-instagram-post/news-story/015c5266c761ccdc52560a4f17837f0c
Totally lost me at *”powerful Instagram post.”*
Nothing powerful comes off Instagram.