Word that Bruno Mars was opening the Bet Awards show Sunday night kicked up a dust storm on social media when one Twitter user voiced her opposition to his presence on the show as a form of cultural appropriation. “Bruno Mars does not identify as Black,” Jenn M. Jackson wrote. “He is a non-Black person of color (Poc) who has recently decided that singing Funk music is economically productive.” Jackson went on to write, “Yes, he gives ‘credit’ to Funk artists on occasion. He also has a primarily white audience which has no memory or care for Black artists … Taking.