Apparently Don Imus called some people nappy headed hos. What does that mean and why is that racist?

Question

I don't get what it means. Please explain.

Answer 1

You'd have to listen to rap to understand.
Poor Imus. He got the shaft 'cause he's a white dude.

Answer 2

Nappy-headed: (1)see what the ppl above me said (2) a disrespectful way to refer to black ppl.

Hos: short for the word "whores"

It doesn't really matter how much rap you listen to there aren't very many songs that refer to black women as "nappy-headed hos". I only heard of one and that was brought to my attention after Don Imus made his statement. Don Imus didn't lose his job because he was white. I bet 90% of the ppl at the station were white ppl. He lost his job because his some of his sponsors, the people who funded the station, started taking away funding. The company was losing money because of Imus so they handed him a pink slip. He has said worse things than this, but since the company didn't lose money over it there was no reason to fire him. If they didn't lose money over it he would have had the 2 wk suspenstion an went on w/ his show.

Answer 3

He could've simply said that the girls looked rough to him and people would accept that. Why did he have to call them nappy headed or hos. He could've talked about the team as a whole. It was quiet obvious that he was talking about the black players. He did not know them personally. Would you be okay with someone calling the female members of your family a ho. I will admit these words are used too often by people in hip hop, but believe me Don is not the only one getting the heat. He is just the beginning. This is a problem that needs to be dealt with from the rappers to the actors. Nobody no matter what color they are should say this about anyone. It is never okay to say this about anyone. I AGREE THAT FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS IMPORTANT, BUT DON'T YOU THINK IN A LOT OF CASES IT IS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. I believe when they said freedom of speech they did not mean to say things that hurt others. I believe they meant to say things that everyone would benefit from. I believe they meant in politics. In the past you couldn't speak your mind about certain topics. This was a problem. Now people are using freedom of speech to their advantage. I FEEL THAT WE SHOULD THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK! We have to know that a lot of young people are listening and they are learning from people like Don and other tv and radio personalities. Because of the power of television and radio. Everyone needs to pay attention to what they say. I hope that Don is the beginning of a lot of positive changes. If you want to say things like that it should not be on a station that is aired nationally. A father could be listening with his son. Is this what we want our children to heaR?

Answer 4

nappy is a descriptive word.
however, historically it was used negatively to describe black people's hair as undesirable and that is why it now has a negative connotation especially when non-blacks say it.

Answer 5

Nappy-headed = they are babies therefore stupid -this is rude
Nappy-headed = jealousy at the beautiful head- dresses worn by women in some African countries- this is racist as it indicates a grouping of some-thing general to a RACE. Yet it has no understanding of relevance of these head-dresses to individual countries.
Hos - I think it is an American expression for a prostitute which is obviously very offensive. We tend to call them hookers here in Australia.

Answer 6

nappy headed I think refers to unkept afro type hair.
hos are whores.
both are derogetory terms.