Oct 16, 2023 · Pink has been using "poi flags" at her elaborate concerts to celebrate "beautiful Māori people". The singer made the comments on X (formerly Twitter) this afternoon when responding to the fact some people mistook the flags for Israeli ones due to their colours.

Dancers wave blue and white "poi" flags behind the US singer Pink during one of her Summer Carnival 2023 concerts. The first lady of Māoridom, Dame Naida Glavish, believes the poi are being used as something dishonest.

People have flooded online with a range of opinions, after Pink posted that she was “getting many threats because people mistakenly believe I am flying Israeli flags in my show. I am not”. The...

Oct 16, 2023 · Pink, the American pop-rock singer, has denied that blue and white flags flown at her recent concerts were a show of support for Israel, saying that they are a tribute to Maori culture.

It appears Pink has been using the "poi flags" during her tour since it first kicked off back in June. Her dancers fly the flags connected to poi like balls on a string during her performance of 'What About Us'.

Oct 16, 2023 · Pink, 44, told followers she has been using Maori Poi flags — which are blue and white, the same colour as Israel’s flag — in her shows since June.

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Nov 4, 2023 · Can Poi, representing peace for the Maori tribe, be used for universal representation? Was Pink's use of the flag cultural appropriation, or was it Israeli support? Decoding the Poi flags.

Oct 16, 2023 · Amid the tense backdrop of the Israel-Hamas conflict, global superstar Pink has taken to X (formerly Twitter) seemingly to clear the air about a ‘Māori Poi’ flags tribute she’s been flying at her concerts, which some have likened to the Israeli flag.

Oct 16, 2023 · Maori did make flags, and kites known as manu aute where I'm from. But poi were never attached. Poi were originally used by warriors to strengthen their wrists for hand to hand combat with a patu or mere (short club).