First of all, who were those whining about it?
Secondly, it's called "Cultural Appropriation" in the West; that's the first time I saw it called "cultural theft".
Which gives us a clue that the whiners are not Westerners.
Third, to the whiners, stop bringing Western sensitivities in Asia.
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