It all started with Hal Niedviecki encouraging authors to go outside their box by writing stories about characters they have no personal or cultural connection with. He even went so far as to propose for an ‘Appropriation Prize’ for authors that best integrate characters outside their boundary into their story. However, many considered cultural appropriation to be an oppression over minorities, so Hal received complaints against his words of encouragement, and articles like “A Bunch of White Canadian Editors Really Love Cultural Appropriation” by Sarah Hagi appeared on the internet; these…