One site titled an article on the subject, "Fat Maui mickey mouse." A meme of Maui, posted by footballer Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu, shows the fictionalized character's body compared to The Rock in Hercules.
@guardian Maui was always described in the legends as 'beautiful' attractive & a warrior. This *is* offensive ugly stereotyping.
— Joolz Denby (@JoolzDenby) June 27, 2016
@guardian @EleanorAingeRoy omg that's terrible. Polynesians were fit warriors. I don't blame anyone for being angry.
— Nozrati (@Nozrati) June 27, 2016
@guardian Obesity in Polynesia is modern phenomena with the advent of foreign foods.
— George Wolfgramm (@georgewolfgramm) June 27, 2016
@guardian @EleanorAingeRoy omg that's terrible. Polynesians were fit warriors. I don't blame anyone for being angry.
— Nozrati (@Nozrati) June 27, 2016
.@guardianworld Interesting to do an image web search of the god Maui. None of the returned art show a tanned beach ball.
— Jeffrey Richman (@jcrichman) June 27, 2016
My lua sene on the Maui design for the Moana Disney film. Now you know and knowing is half the battle #WeAreMaui pic.twitter.com/T6T2ykGe57
— Michel Mulipola (@bloodysamoan) June 23, 2016
Here's a picture of a more realistic Maui based on facts. HINT: He's a fictional character #WeAreMaui pic.twitter.com/mD3yWMVMHT
— Michel Mulipola (@bloodysamoan) June 26, 2016