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'_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NP0 '_POS thus_AV0 reflects_VVZ a_AT0 wider_AJC pattern_NN1 in_PRP which_DTQ white_AJ0 people_NN0 have_VHB access_NN1 to_PRP all_DT0 areas_NN2 of_PRF culture_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC artists_NN2 of_PRF colour_NN1 –_PUN in_PRP this_DT0 case_NN1 Black_AJ0 artists_NN2 –_PUN are_VBB told_VVN to_TO0 stay_VVI in_PRP their_DPS lane_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 problem_NN1 is_VBZ '_PUQ the_AT0 nonreciprocal_AJ0 nature_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 appropriation_NN1 '_POS (_PUL Greene_NP0 Reference_NN1 Greene_NP0 2008_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 374_CRD )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ what_DTQ is_VBZ often_AV0 called_VVN cultural_AJ0 appropriation_NN1 ,_PUN in_PRP which_DTQ some_DT0 culturally_AV0 Other_AJ0 object_NN1 or_CJC practice_NN1 that_CJT was_VBD formerly_AV0 treated_VVN as_CJS strange_AJ0 ,_PUN deviant_AJ0 ,_PUN primitive_AJ0 ,_PUN savage_AJ0 ,_PUN etc._AV0 ,_PUN comes_VVZ to_TO0 be_VBI seen_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 dominant_AJ0 group_NN1 as_CJS desirably_AV0 exotic_AJ0 ._SENT This_DT0 shift_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ '_PUQ inverts_VVZ the_AT0 hierarchy_NN1 that_CJT views_VVZ nonwhite_NN1 cultures_NN2 as_CJS "_PUQ bad_AJ0 "_PUQ and_CJC white_AJ0 cultures_NN2 as_CJS "_PUQ good_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ remains_VVZ dualistic_AJ0 ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ also_AV0 ,_PUN of_PRF course_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 continuance_NN1 of_PRF white_AJ0 racial_AJ0 domination_NN1 that_CJT holds_VVZ in_PRP place_NN1 the_AT0 status_NN1 of_PRF whiteness_NN1 as_PRP normative_AJ0 masquerading_NN1 as_CJS "_PUQ generic_AJ0 "_PUQ –_PUN unadorned_AJ0 ,_PUN basic_AJ0 ,_PUN essential_AJ0 '_POS (_PUL Frankenberg_NP0 Reference_NN1 Frankenberg_NP0 1993_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 205_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS white_AJ0 people_NN0 come_VVB to_TO0 desire_VVI the_AT0 exotic_AJ0 object_NN1 or_CJC practice_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS bell_NN1 hooks_NN2 describes_VVZ in_PRP her_DPS famous_AJ0 essay_NN1 '_POS Eating_NN1 the_AT0 Other_AJ0 '_PUQ ,_PUN they_PNP might_VM0 '_PUQ see_VVI their_DPS willingness_NN1 to_TO0 openly_AV0 name_VVI their_DPS desire_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 Other_AJ0 as_PRP affirmation_NN1 of_PRF cultural_AJ0 plurality_NN1 '_PUQ ,_PUN but_CJC that_DT0 is_VBZ not_XX0 really_AV0 what_DTQ is_VBZ happening_VVG (_PUL hooks_NN2 Reference_VVB hooks_NN2 ,_PUN Durham_NP0 and_CJC Kellner_NP0 2006_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 368_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Instead_AV0 ,_PUN appropriators_NN2 engage_VVB in_PRP a_AT0 form_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ consumption_NN1 wherein_AVQ whatever_DTQ difference_NN1 the_AT0 Other_AJ0 inhabits_VVZ is_VBZ eradicated_VVN ,_PUN via_PRP exchange_NN1 ,_PUN by_PRP a_AT0 consumer_NN1 cannibalism_NN1 that_CJT not_XX0 only_AV0 displaces_VVZ the_AT0 Other_AJ0 but_CJC denies_VVZ the_AT0 significance_NN1 of_PRF that_DT0 Other_NN1 's_POS history_NN1 through_PRP a_AT0 process_NN1 of_PRF decontextualization_NN1 '_POS (_PUL hooks_NN2 Reference_VVB hooks_NN2 ,_PUN Durham_NP0 and_CJC Kellner_NP0 2006_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 373_CRD )_PUR ._SENT That_DT0 is_VBZ ,_PUN the_AT0 cultural_AJ0 object_NN1 or_CJC practice_NN1 is_VBZ taken_VVN out_AVP of_PRF context_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 source_NN1 artist_NN1 or_CJC culture_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX0 benefit_VVI ,_PUN thus_AV0 not_XX0 supporting_VVG pluralism_NN1 ,_PUN diversity_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC inclusivity_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT Overall_AJ0 ,_PUN cultural_AJ0 appropriation_NN1 wants_VVZ the_AT0 culture_NN1 but_CJC never_AV0 the_AT0 people_NN0 it_PNP comes_VVZ from_PRP ,_PUN which_DTQ is_VBZ how_AVQ people_NN0 of_PRF colour_NN1 's_POS content_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI both_AV0 devalued_VVN and_CJC lucratively_AV0 extracted_VVN ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN white_AJ0 artists_NN2 borrowing_VVG or_CJC stealing_VVG from_PRP non-white_AJ0 artists_NN2 in_PRP blues_NN2 ,_PUN hip_NN1 hop_NN1 ,_PUN world_NN1 music_NN1 ,_PUN etc._AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ usually_AV0 seen_VVN as_CJS reasonable_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC non-white_AJ0 artists_NN2 may_VM0 not_XX0 legitimately_AV0 borrow_VVI the_AT0 other_AJ0 direction_NN1 by_PRP sampling_VVG or_CJC making_VVG country_NN1 songs_NN2 ._SENT 
If_CJS the_AT0 racialised-as-white_AJ0 space_NN1 of_PRF country_NN1 was_VBD inhospitable_AJ0 to_PRP Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 on_PRP his_DPS own_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 presence_NN1 of_PRF country_NN1 singer_NN1 Billy_NP0 Ray_NP0 Cyrus_NP0 on_PRP the_AT0 song_NN1 's_POS remixes_NN2 changed_VVD the_AT0 genre_NN1 calculation_NN1 ._SENT As_CJS we_PNP have_VHB already_AV0 begun_VVN to_TO0 see_VVI ,_PUN the_AT0 way_NN1 Cyrus_NP0 came_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI involved_VVN was_VBD narrated_VVN in_PRP multiple_AJ0 ways_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 press_NN1 coverage_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 idea_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 collaboration_NN1 long_AV0 predated_VVD the_AT0 chart_NN1 controversy_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 in_PRP fact_NN1 suggested_VVD it_PNP on_PRP Twitter_NN1 the_AT0 day_NN1 after_CJS he_PNP released_VVD the_AT0 song_NN1 in_PRP December_NP0 2018_CRD ,_PUN tweeting_NN1 '_POS twitter_NN1 please_AV0 help_VVB me_PNP get_VVI billy_NN1 ray_NN1 cyrus_NN1 on_PRP this_DT0 '_PUQ (_PUL @_PRP LilNasX_NP0 2018_CRD )_PUR ._SENT While_CJS at_PRP first_ORD the_AT0 record_NN1 label_NN1 wanted_VVD a_AT0 contemporary_AJ0 country_NN1 star_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS one_PNI most_AV0 popular_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 1990s_CRD ,_PUN they_PNP eventually_AV0 realised_VVD that_CJT '_PUQ it_PNP made_VVD more_DT0 sense_NN1 to_TO0 amplify_VVI the_AT0 narrative_NN1 Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 had_VHD already_AV0 created_VVN online_AJ0 –_PUN one_PNI that_CJT caught_VVD fire_NN1 in_PRP March_NP0 when_CJS Billboard_NP0 took_VVD "_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NN1 "_PUQ off_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 Hot_AJ0 Country_NN1 Songs_NN2 chart_NN1 ,_PUN where_CJS it_PNP had_VHD cracked_VVN the_AT0 top_AJ0 20_CRD '_POS ;_PUN as_CJS one_CRD record_NN1 executive_NN1 noted_VVD ,_PUN '_PUQ it_PNP created_VVD a_AT0 sense_NN1 of_PRF him_PNP as_PRP an_AT0 underdog_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 people_NN0 were_VBD rooting_VVG for_PRP him_PNP '_PUQ (_PUL Levy_NP0 Reference_NN1 Levy_NP0 2019_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 official_AJ0 story_NN1 ,_PUN then_AV0 ,_PUN is_VBZ that_CJT Cyrus_NP0 's_POS addition_NN1 specifically_AV0 highlighted_VVD Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 's_VBZ divergence_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 norm_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 way_NN1 that_CJT using_VVG more_DT0 standard_AJ0 promotional_AJ0 techniques_NN2 would_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI ;_PUN deviating_VVG from_PRP what_DTQ was_VBD expected_VVN in_PRP this_DT0 deliberate_AJ0 way_NN1 can_VM0 be_VBI seen_VVN as_PRP part_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 queer_AJ0 nature_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NP0 '_POS ._SENT 
Although_CJS the_AT0 interest_NN1 in_PRP Cyrus_NP0 long_AV0 predated_VVD the_AT0 removal_NN1 of_PRF '_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NP0 '_POS from_PRP the_AT0 country_NN1 charts_NN2 in_PRP late_AJ0 March_NP0 2019_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 remix_NN1 was_VBD actually_AV0 released_VVN very_AV0 shortly_AV0 afterward_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 beginning_NN1 of_PRF April_NP0 ,_PUN making_VVG it_PNP look_VVI like_PRP a_AT0 response_NN1 ._SENT Moreover_AV0 ,_PUN given_VVN that_CJT the_AT0 song_NN1 was_VBD at_PRP number_NN1 one_CRD for_PRP only_AV0 one_CRD week_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS original_AJ0 version_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC 18_CRD more_AV0 after_PRP the_AT0 remixes_NN2 began_VVD ,_PUN Cyrus_NP0 often_AV0 got_VVD the_AT0 credit_NN1 for_PRP its_DPS success_NN1 ._SENT One_CRD journalist_NN1 contended_VVD that_CJT '_PUQ the_AT0 Billy_NP0 Ray_NP0 Cyrus-assisted_AJ0 remix_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NN1 "_PUQ was_VBD the_AT0 version_NN1 that_CJT spent_VVD all_DT0 those_DT0 weeks_NN2 at_PRP No._NN1 1_CRD ,_PUN the_AT0 one_PNI that_CJT will_VM0 go_VVI down_AVP as_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 biggest_AJS popular_AJ0 songs_NN2 in_PRP history_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC will_VM0 be_VBI played_VVN at_PRP weddings_NN2 and_CJC karaoke_NN1 nights_NN2 for_PRP years_NN2 to_TO0 come_VVI '_PUQ (_PUL Lipshutz_NP0 Reference_NN1 Lipshutz_NP0 2019c_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 is_VBZ of_PRF course_NN1 not_XX0 true_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS the_AT0 chart_NN1 combined_VVD all_DT0 versions_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 incorrectness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 claim_NN1 serves_VVZ to_TO0 underscore_VVI how_AVQ much_DT0 the_AT0 success_NN1 is_VBZ attributed_VVN to_PRP Cyrus_NP0 ._SENT Sometimes_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ even_AV0 referred_VVN to_PRP as_PRP his_DPS remix_NN1 rather_AV0 than_CJS something_PNI masterminded_VVD by_PRP Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 ._SENT One_CRD journalist_NN1 noted_VVD that_CJT '_PUQ Billy_NP0 Ray_NP0 had_VHD earned_VVN eight_CRD [_PUL MTV_NP0 Video_NN1 Music_NN1 Award_NN1 ]_PUR nominations_NN2 for_PRP his_DPS remix_NN1 of_PRF Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 's_VBZ "_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NP0 "_PUQ '_POS (_PUL Havens_NN2 Reference_VVB Havens_NN2 2019_CRD )_PUR ;_PUN another_DT0 said_VVD that_CJT '_PUQ before_PRP dropping_VVG his_DPS remix_NN1 ,_PUN Cyrus_NP0 showed_VVD love_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 song_NN1 '_POS (_PUL Lockett_NP0 Reference_NN1 Lockett_NP0 2019_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Similarly_AV0 ,_PUN one_CRD writer_NN1 argued_VVD that_CJT '_PUQ Billy_NP0 Ray_NP0 polished_VVD an_AT0 already_AV0 strong_AJ0 record_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 superior_AJ0 gem_NN1 '_POS (_PUL Billboard_NP0 Staff_NN0 2019b_NN1 )_PUR ,_PUN defining_VVG the_AT0 situation_NN1 as_PRP one_PNI in_PRP which_DTQ Cyrus_NP0 made_VVD substantial_AJ0 changes_NN2 rather_AV0 than_CJS just_AV0 participating_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 new_AJ0 version_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP such_DT0 ways_NN2 ,_PUN like_PRP rock_NN1 '_PUQ n_ZZ0 '_PUQ roll_VVB before_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN the_AT0 song_NN1 takes_VVZ part_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 broader_AJC tradition_NN1 Edgar_NP0 identifies_VVZ as_PRP '_PUQ representing_VVG the_AT0 white_AJ0 male_AJ0 performer_NN1 as_PRP the_AT0 source_NN1 of_PRF black_AJ0 male_AJ0 sounds_NN2 '_POS (_PUL Edgar_NP0 Reference_NN1 Edgar_NP0 2014_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 171_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Certainly_AV0 ,_PUN Cyrus_NP0 was_VBD widely_AV0 seen_VVN as_PRP a_AT0 solution_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 track_NN1 's_POS genre_NN1 trouble_NN1 ._SENT As_PRP one_CRD headline_NN1 put_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN '_PUQ Lil_NP0 Nas_NP0 X_ZZ0 Added_AJ0 Billy_NP0 Ray_NP0 Cyrus_NP0 to_PRP "_PUQ Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ Is_VBZ It_PNP Country_NN1 Enough_AV0 for_PRP Billboard_NP0 Now_AV0 ?_SENT '_PUQ (_PUL Sisario_NP0 Reference_NN1 Sisario_NP0 2019_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Another_DT0 journalist_NN1 put_VVD a_AT0 finer_AJC point_NN1 on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN saying_VVG that_CJT '_PUQ Cyrus_NP0 hopped_VVD on_PRP a_AT0 remix_NN1 to_TO0 add_VVI "_PUQ authenticity_NN1 "_PUQ –_PUN whistling_NN1 and_CJC whiteness_NN1 ,_PUN basically_AV0 '_PUQ (_PUL Serpell_NP0 Reference_NN1 Serpell_NP0 2019_CRD )_PUR ._SENT In_PRP such_DT0 ways_NN2 ,_PUN Cyrus_NP0 's_POS position_NN1 as_PRP an_AT0 '_PUQ authentic_AJ0 '_PUQ country_NN1 artist_NN1 helped_VVN reshape_VVI the_AT0 discursive_AJ0 construction_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 song_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 ways_NN2 this_DT0 was_VBD specifically_AV0 a_AT0 white_AJ0 man_NN1 getting_VVG more_AV0 than_CJS his_DPS share_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 credit_NN1 for_PRP what_DTQ was_VBD ultimately_AV0 a_AT0 relatively_AV0 minor_AJ0 contribution_NN1 to_PRP music_NN1 made_VVN by_PRP an_AT0 artist_NN1 of_PRF colour_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 recurring_AJ0 tradition_NN1 in_PRP music_NN1 ._SENT Alan_NP0 Lomax_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ Hesmondhalgh_NP0 notes_NN2 '_POS may_VM0 with_PRP some_DT0 justification_NN1 be_VBI described_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 most_AV0 famous_AJ0 ethnomusicologist_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 time_NN1 '_POS ,_PUN is_VBZ often_AV0 critiqued_AJ0 because_CJS he_PNP is_VBZ listed_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 cowriter_NN1 of_PRF many_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 songs_NN2 he_PNP recorded_VVD in_PRP his_DPS fieldwork_NN1 (_PUL Hesmondhalgh_NP0 Reference_NN1 Hesmondhalgh_NP0 2006_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 58_CRD )_PUR ._SENT As_CJS Toni_NP0 Lester_NP0 notes_VVZ ,_PUN '_PUQ Some_DT0 of_PRF those_DT0 recordings_NN2 were_VBD of_PRF black_AJ0 prisoners_NN2 forced_VVN to_TO0 perform_VVI for_PRP Lomax_NP0 by_PRP white_AJ0 prison_NN1 guards_NN2 '_POS ,_PUN and_CJC indeed_AV0 '_POS Lomax_NP0 later_AV0 refused_VVD to_TO0 let_VVI Leadbelly_NP0 enjoy_VVI income_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 copyrights_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 music_NN1 in_PRP these_DT0 recordings_NN2 ,_PUN arguing_VVG that_CJT the_AT0 music_NN1 as_CJS simply_AV0 part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 larger_AJC American_AJ0 "_PUQ folk_NN0 music_NN1 "_PUQ tradition_NN1 '_PUQ (_PUL Lester_NP0 Reference_NN1 Lester_NP0 2014_CRD ,_PUN p._NN0 235_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Focusing_VVG on_PRP remix_NN1 in_PRP particular_AJ0 ,_PUN the_AT0 American_AJ0 DJ_NN1 Diplo_NN1 has_VHZ extracted_VVN Brazilian_AJ0 music_NN1 and_CJC made_VVD only_AV0 '_POS minimal_AJ0 changes_NN2 to_PRP the_AT0 original_AJ0 songs_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ often_AV0 amount_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 addition_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 sound_NN1 effect_NN1 or_CJC two_CRD on_PRP top_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 original_AJ0 track_NN1 '_POS ;_PUN James_NP0 McNally_NP0 argues_VVZ that_CJT ,_PUN '_PUQ by_PRP declining_VVG even_AV0 to_TO0 cite_VVI the_AT0 original_AJ0 artists_NN2 and_CJC labeling_VVG the_AT0 three_CRD songs_NN2 under_PRP the_AT0 anonymous_AJ0 ,_PUN generic_AJ0 moniker_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ Baile_NP0 Funk_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Diplo_NP0 is_VBZ able_AJ0 to_TO0 take_VVI credit_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 sounds_NN2 of_PRF [_PUL Brazilian_AJ0 genre_NN1 ]_PUR funk_NN1 carioca_NN1 and_CJC present_VVB himself_PNX as_PRP the_AT0 originator_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 genuine_AJ0 sonic_AJ0 article_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 West_NP0 '_POS ,_PUN and_CJC indeed_AV0 the_AT0 DJ_NN1 even_AV0 bragged_VVD in_PRP an_AT0 interview_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP could_VM0 steal_VVI samples_NN2 in_PRP Brazil_NP0 without_PRP having_VHG to_TO0 go_VVI through_PRP a_AT0 legal_AJ0 or_CJC payment_NN1 process_NN1 (_PUL McNally_NP0 Reference_NN1 McNally_NP0 2017_CRD ,_PUN pp._NN2 443_CRD ,_PUN 444_CRD )_PUR ._SENT In_PRP much_DT0 the_AT0 same_DT0 way_NN1 ,_PUN when_CJS Diplo_NP0 made_VVD the_AT0 second_ORD of_PRF the_AT0 four_CRD official_NN1 '_POS Old_AJ0 Town_NN1 Road_NP0 '_POS remixes_NN2 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD called_VVN '_PUQ the_AT0 DJ_NN1 's_POS latest_AJS remix_NN1 '_PUQ ,_PUN giving_VVG him_PNP credit_VVB much_AV0 like_PRP Cyrus_NP0 before_CJS him_PNP (_PUL Reuter_NP0 Reference_NN1 Reuter_NP0 2019a_NP0 )_PUR ._SENT That_DT0 this_DT0 pattern_NN1 would_VM0 repeat_VVI even_AV0 in_PRP a_AT0 case_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 Black_AJ0 artist_NN1 was_VBD the_AT0 driving_AJ0 force_NN1 towards_PRP including_VVG white_AJ0 help_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS song_NN1 underscores_VVZ how_AVQ pervasive_AJ0 and_CJC insidious_AJ0 it_PNP is_VBZ ._SENT 
