"Will Disney Get Race and Culture Right With Moana?"

"While their research strategy quelled some of my initial unease, the duo’s draw to the South Pacific seems to stem from exoticism rather than a genuine desire to learn. In the same interview, Musker explains how he “grew up reading the novels of Melville and Conrad, and the South Seas, the exotic world that a lot of their stories are set in, was extremely intriguing.” This exoticism seems to propel the film (rather than a genuine desire to portray Moana as a nuanced, complex character who happens to come from a different cultural heritage than the two white directors)."

http://msmagazine.com/blog/2014/10/24/will-disney-get-race-and-culture-right-with-moana/

Being adults who have some responsibility in media, they really should have been more self aware. Also, I like that this article gives a recommendation at the end.