I'm sympathetic in the extreme. I see a lot of my "liberal" "friends" commenting about this Wednesday show and my interest level is not very high, and my time availability to watch this type of show is zero. It's almost impossible to catalog the number of times white Americans (or UK, etc.) have taken advantage of and stolen the authentic expressions of Black Americans and others (Indigenous/Native American, Hispanic/Latine) - it's a theft-oriented behavior. I agree, very sadly, with your concluding sentence. From Elvis to the Rolling Stones to this current incident, yes, it will always go on. I encouraged my students to write in the language they were most comfortable using and defended their authentic expressions to other instructors - I think language is our most personal expression and to steal from others like this, horribly wrong. As an individual (me), this type of behavior has never appealed to me. That is why I am a poor woman and not influential in society. And glad of it.

Wow - I'm reading your comments - do NOT take this as being the majority of people. While it's unlikely that many white Americans would fully understand what you are saying, the majority CAN understand. These people don't represent the majority and cannot understand because of obvious, deep personal limitations that would prompt someone to say this nonsense instead of thoughtfully reflecting.