An interesting debate. It seems to me that cultural appropriation is almost always cultural approbation rather than the reverse. To insist that fashion, music, or whatever should remain exclusive to the original people, group or race that created it is cultural fascism – or worse: cultural suicide. Suppose the same strictures were extended to language, literature, food, architecture, flora and fauna....even, gods forbid, religion....well, of course, it couldn't happen because almost every culture in the world is inextricably intertwined with others on a myriad of levels. Personally, I think life would be a sad place without being able to eat a Lamb Passanda, read Zorba the Greek, look at the beauty of an ancient Spanish Chestnut tree or admire the Duomo while sipping a glass of Chianti, let alone not being able to listen to The Stones whilst wearing a Panama hat.

[Written whilst listening to Edward ll.]