I think there’s a mix. I get the impression that cultural appropriation as a thing to be offended about is well past its peak and dying out, but back when it was popular I knew people in real life angry about these things. Not bad people either… well meaning people who spent a bit too much time online and didn’t think things through themselves.
You’re being trolled, there’s nobody saying that unless online trolls convinced them. It’s concern trolling to stoke division.
I think there’s a mix. I get the impression that cultural appropriation as a thing to be offended about is well past its peak and dying out, but back when it was popular I knew people in real life angry about these things. Not bad people either… well meaning people who spent a bit too much time online and didn’t think things through themselves.