Is most talk of "cultural appropriation" total nonsense?

[KingSweden]

Gotta agree with BRTD here. The idea that cultures shouldn't borrow from each other is incredibly reactionary.

Well, that, and having "bento box day" for lunch is not somehow stealing and denigrating Japanese culture. Perpetuating negative stereotypes is different from adapting features of other cultures into the mainstream, especially in a melting pot society like the United States.