Artistic Freedom vs. Lived Experience: The Open CasketCan empathy bridge the gap between cultures, or is it theft?

From the show

Colliding Truths

An artist's right to depict any subject is a cornerstone of creative expression. But when a white artist painted the brutalized body of Black teenager Emmett Till, it sparked a firestorm. The controversy forces a difficult conversation about who has the right to tell certain stories of trauma. It pits the ideal of universal empathy against the painful reality of cultural appropriation, questioning the very boundaries of art.