I haven't glazed over anything that has been said here. I know people are hurting. I know people are pissed off. And I am saying they have every right to be. I haven't said that no one can feel hurt by this. I would be worried if people said they weren't offended by it. I am offended by what has happened. A large part of my extended family is African. No one should take their culture and change it for the wider market. I am fuming that she would accept something so significant without researching it and understanding it.
I also don't want to see people starting to generalise to every time and situation when they see of someone representing another culture.
What I am saying here, in short and to use your wording, I hate that this is happening and I wish the world would come to a greater understanding of all cultures. But please don't think that this is what happens every time in every situation, because it isn't. The world is changing and growing faster than ever before and people are becoming more and more educated on these issues. If we want people to continue to learn, we need to talk about all of it, negative AND positive.
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