“[T]his balancing act [of determining when cultural appropriation is O.K.] is worth performing. Because the bad-habit model is not only exhausting; the result is often that people are so afraid of appearing ‘bad’ that they self-censor good-faith impulses to try something new. Ironically, in doing so, they learn less about other cultures.”
Opinion | Finding the Beauty in Cultural Appropriation - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/20/opinion/cultural-appropriation-coachella.html