5.0

Reading this is especially timely given the ongoing strike by Black creators on Tik Tok. Often I see people struggle to identify if something is cultural appropriation or appreciation, ie is it ok to wear moccasins or dress up like a character from Moana or Black Panther for Halloween. This book goes far more in-depth than that and examines many forms of cultural appropriation and how it impacts BIPOC whose culture is stolen (borrowed if you're being obtuse). The examples are mostly from pop culture--from Christina Aguilera to Kim Kardashian to Paula Dean to Kimberly "Sweet Brown" Wilkins--most of which I was at least somewhat familiar with, but this is still a great book even if you're not familiar with any of them.