(January 31, 2016 at 1:59 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote:I don't understand how a race of people can be pushed out of a genre of music.(January 31, 2016 at 1:25 am)Whateverist the White Wrote: Haven't read anything beyond the OP so sorry if it has already been said. But why is cultural appropriation anything which even raises an eyebrow. Isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery?I feel like it's a double edged sword. Think about how black people have been entirely pushed out of rock music. On the other hand you great cultural exchanges like Macklemore breaking into the rap industry but respecting the roots of its source. And this is my issue I feel like people don't know the difference between exchange and bastardizing.
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Impersonation is treason.
