I get the hos part, but what is the definition of nappy-headed? I couldn't find it in a dictionary.
2007-04-09 08:53:56 · 6 answers · asked by Nicholas B 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I just want to understand what all the Imus fuzz is about.
2007-04-09 08:55:25 · update #1
Nappy-headed is a very insulting way of referring to a black person as having non-white and thus inferior hair, implying that the black person is inferior as a whole. Nappy means having a nap as woolen cloth, not smooth. In 19th century literature, black people are constantly noted by whites as having less desirable physical features.
2007-04-09 09:04:54 · answer #1 · answered by fatboycool 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Though the statement was no longer tasteful, the clicking blew the drawback manner out of proportion. All it served to do was emphasize the double general that presently exists in race at present. Would this have even made web page 32 of the occasions, had a individual of colour made the equal announcement? Except all races are afforded the identical degree of freedom of speech, we cannot even to enter an sincere discussion about race in this nation.
2016-08-10 23:55:17 · answer #2 · answered by mazzei 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a derogatory term referring to unkempt hair of the texture often natural among African-Americans.
2007-04-09 08:58:27 · answer #3 · answered by neniaf 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
It means Imus had to apologize for no real reason
2007-04-09 08:58:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
It's a MORON's description of a Person of Color's Hair.
2007-04-09 09:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Always Curious 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
hi.
2007-04-09 09:00:21 · answer #6 · answered by Twinsfan101 2 · 1⤊ 5⤋