Cultural Appropriation

Today I researched cultural appropriation. I read an article on the LA Times website that examined several instances of what they described as both cultural appropriation and oversensitivity. They talked about students who were offended by bad sushi in a campus dining hall, people who were offended by a white chef telling people the correct way to eat pho, and about Bowdoin students who were incensed by a tequila party where non mexicans wore sombreros. The general consensus of this article is that people are generally too sensitive. Conversely, It contends that being able to speak out about this issue is very important, and that the label cultural appropriation is sometimes accurate, for example with music. Blacks see the appropriation of their music as a threat because most radio stations, agents, and venues are owned by whites. They see the possibility of black artists being exploited while white artists get promoted. Their issue is with people taking their profits from an art form they created.