I dont know too much about it to have much of an opinion but I did watch an American debate about this and it was said that because black people were constantly suppressed when it came to protective hairstyles in the work place, school etc alot feel it's absolute bulshit when white people go off and get the same hairstyles now.Braids are not cultural appropriation, FFS. Cultural appropriation is deeper than a hairstyle. When I was growing up it was all about sharing cultures, embracing them, but now it's all about gate-keeping. Anyone who bleaches their hair is appropriating Scandinavian culture. Anyone with braids is appropriating African culture. Anyone who shaves their head is appropriating fing skinheads. I don't know. I just feel like focusing on s like a hairstyle takes away from the bigger issues and is dumb.