Sharon, thanks for these reading lists!

The advertising industry piece clarified my thinking on the subject.

"None of it done in a way that’s offensive or worthy of a PR scandal, but in a way that both misses an opportunity to explore a more authentic nuance and silently robs communities of color of the feeling that such nuance could’ve provided: of a chord that could’ve connected with their memory, while still making everyone laugh."

There is a fine line between safe and dismissive.