“You can go about it as cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation. You have to be very careful. Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.” —Zendaya

From ThoughtCo.

A Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Cultural Appropriation

https://www.thoughtco.com/cultural-appropriation-and-why-iits-wrong-2834561

From Decoded: MTV News

7 Myths about Cultural Appropriation Debunked!



https://youtu.be/KXejDhRGOuI

From Brain Stuff

Where's the Line Between Cultural Appropriation and Appreciation?

https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/wheres-line-between-cultural-appropriation-appreciation/id260335249?i=1000442608201

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