Holy cow (is that an appropriation?) I can't think of many articles I've read here on Medium which I didn't find many faults with. But this is one. Extremely well put together, great thoughts. I've struggled with this myself and often find myself bashing into ideological walls like a robovac. Are cornrows an appropriation? Well, with Rachel Dolezal, yes. But other times it is just a sign of respect and admiration and even desire. Milli Vanilli was pure appropriation, but what about Emenem? He was White and got famous in the Black Rap culture. But he grew up in the culture and his work did it justice. This article points out that the key decision point needs to be intention and respect. That, IMHO, boils it down to a nutshell.