I mentioned it because the idea was floated that this is just something everyone does, when in fact a lot of it - in music, for example - is outright theft and copyright infringement.
But no, that isn't the only thing that is happening here, and cultural appropriation is about those who have power - the dominant white society - taking from those who do not have power - Indigenous and other cultures - making money off it, and sidelining those who originally created the art.
So no, it isn't a two-way street any more than it is about artistic freedom.
https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/how-some-people-are-missing-the-point-on...