The notion that cultural appropriation belongs to any one cultural is completely absurd and stems from IMO an abject ignorance of the subject Francis clearly was unfamiliar with the term and just simply assumed it was specific to the U S And he s clearly in error I m certain that educated members of minority and particularly non white non Western cultures internationally are likely quite familiar with the term That s like charging cultural imperialism is likewise the bailiwick concern of only North Americans Yankee Doodle Dandy my ass another ridiculous and completely groundless charge Quite the contrary Those of us on the receiving end of cultural appropriation colonialism neocolonialsim imperialism racism etc at the hands of Yankee Doodle Dandy types tend to be well acquainted with these terms It s frankly not surprising some white kid isn t And no While the article is largely written from what I know of the subject it has absolutely nothing to do with my personal impressions It is POV and substantial I ve explained the lack of citation It was either leave the article a mess or fix it which I did If you or anyone else want sources then go for it But the core of the article won t change much It s extremely sound