"Cultural Appropriation"

[FatAndFaithless]

No, that can be cultural exchange.  Cultural appropriation refers to a much more colonial relationship.  

So, for example.  Let's say I use more spanish in my vocabulary.  But, being the giant neck I am..I intentionally speak spanish with a redneck accent.  I'm claiming spanish..and the manner in which I do it minimizes it's origin...but that's just a quirky method of cultural exchange.  

If, however, I run a business in 1950 that takes subhuman negro music and gets a white singer to schlepp it...I've committed cultural appropriation.

Does motivation have some part in it?  Because in 1950 I can see someone doing that due to plain ole racism, but if today a business used music that is a cover of a cover of a cover of an old traditionally black song and the current song is done by white people..is that bad?