More unpopular opinions:
I love funk overall, but some of the best funk has been played primarily by white folks--Tower of Power, for example, and most of the best funk, by white and black folks (and others) alike, has been played in a jazz fusion context--Funk Factory, Brecker Brothers, Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group, George Duke, Alphonse Mouzon, various things that Jaco Pastorius was involved with, etc.
Also, a lot of music that people don't normally think of as funky IS funky--for example, funk is one of the most significant influences on Led Zeppelin, and all things being equal, if there's a steady pulse with a rhythm section, the best music tends to be funky/tends to groove.
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