Is it harmful when the mainstream adopts the words and styles of marginalized cultures?

Hank called the mainstream's co-opting of marginalized cultures' words a kind of colonization in 2015, and in 2019 said a producer opened his eyes to symbols on his body that belong to other people's identity.

Axis: harmful, a kind of colonization ... harmless or enriching

Positions by date: 2 records in 2 videos. The position did not change in these records.

Hank

date	how	position	video
2015-08-07	first on record	Hank calls the mainstream's co-opting and redefining of marginalized cultures' words for cool a kind of colonization, and warns the wave can be destructive if unexamined.	Is This Video Cool? 00:02:41
2019-02-08	restate	Hank says the producer opened his eyes to symbols on his body that he knew nothing about, part of other people's identity, work and pride, when all he knew was that they looked cool.	Screwing Up: Two Stories From When I Worked at a TV Station 00:02:45