Thanks for this take Ron! I understand where you’re coming from but I believe the real world implications are different. Awkwafina has never faced anti-Black racism. She chooses to perform a character that does not have that lived experience. I have a Korean sociology professor who grew up near Compton, yet he is aware of the damaging effects of appropriation and acknowledges the fraught history between Asian gentrifiers and Black people in California. For this reason, he actively chooses not to co-opt a culture that is not his. I believe one can learn and grow, including Awkafina who might have not been totally aware of the broader effects of her actions. Thanks so much for this comment! :)