blackface, minstrel shows were examples of cultural misappropriation. They weren't forced. They were also problematic.
There's a scale and spectrum here - as with anything else. Not sure why you're seeking to draw this line in absolutes when it doesn't belong. So ALLCAPS declarations and the use of "only" are really out of place here.
nobody has said this that I've seen in this thread
In fact, I said the opposite. And so did the article I quoted - I even excerpted that specific passage. Perhaps you missed it or maybe you saw it and decided to just dismiss it. But it was there.
So, I'm not sure who you're talking to/about in this thread. Or maybe it's a general point, but even then - I don't see this as a prevailing opinion at all.