To add to my thoughts about white male appropriation of nonwestern cultures....and interracial/interethnic marriage, I think it is interesting to look at examples of interracial/interethnic marriages. Those that come to mind right off of the top include Alice Walker and Mel Rosenthal (a jewish man), June Jordan and her first husband, another jewish man,Nina Simone and the white man she married,and Lorraine Hansberry and Robert Nemiroff (another jewish man). It is interesting that all of these ended in divorce and that three of these four later became lesbians. Im not making any correlations, its just an interesting observation. Alas, there have been some beautiful marriages as well. I can't think of any right now, but there are some. To think of another interracial/interethnic marriage--my brain hasnt stopped processing them-Diahann Carroll and Vic Damone,which also ended in divorce. Its interesting that these are all women too. I would like to look further into this one.