We all love a conspiracy theory and hopefully at some point have all been so moved by something as to be compelled to act. In this paper I consider the consequences for Aboriginal well-being when feelings of dispossession are triggered by Aboriginal rock art being attributed to another race (including aliens). I will also explore the indirect cultural appropriation created when artworks overtly reference distinctive Aboriginal rock art. As a nation we have made explicit attempts to progress reconciliation through domestic policy agendas, but there remains an unspoken undercurrent of discrimination against Aboriginal people. I will use unconscious bias as the thread of this paper, including exploring my own response to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal rock art. It would be easy to slight this essay as another preachy exercise in political correctness, however the more difficult and rewarding path of acknowledging that there are valid enduring reasons that Indigenous Australians have sensitivities to cultural disassociation and appropriation is the one I want to tread.