Let me throw out a question.

Let us say you are at a song circle. You decide to sing "Pick a Bale of Cotton". Someone stops you and says they are uncomfortable with the song.   After you give your points on how the song is not about slavery, it is a dance song, a song that was sung by many prominent African-American musicians, etc. - let's say that person said the song still makes them feel uncomfortable. Would you go ahead and sing it anyway?