There's a white woman here who married a Maori man and took his name. She went on radio to talk about how differently she was treated for having a Maori last name, as compared with the English one she'd had before she got married. The example that sticks in my head was mechanics who'd been happy to have her just drop off the car to their premises when they were talking to her on the phone (she had an "educated" sounding NZ accent), suddenly deciding they needed a deposit before starting work upon hearing her Maori surname.
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Date: 2008-05-01 06:43 am (UTC)