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I am slightly confused by your direct criticism of the kids. I'd guess that they would say they were protesting against the institutional racism you say they benefited from. I think they probably did benefit from it but what would you have them do, ask to be treated differently in a system that doesn't accept that people are treated differently? Shouldn't the critism be aimed at the system and not these individuals, who are doing more than most to change it?
Also talking about cultural appropriation of BLM in the context of protests kinda logically leds to gatekeeping of who can and can't protest. Can privileged people protest for the unprivileged? Can majorities protest for minorities? Are their rules? Who makes up these rules? Won't gatekeeping ultimately help maintain the status quo?